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==Text and translations== | ==Text and translations== | ||
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{{Vs|1}} Adam lay ybounden, | {{Vs|1}} Adam lay ybounden, | ||
Bounden in a bond: | Bounden in a bond: | ||
Four thousand winter | Four thousand winter | ||
Thought he not too long. | Thought he not too long. | ||
{{Vs|2}} And all was for an apple, | {{Vs|2}} And all was for an apple, | ||
An apple that he took, | An apple that he took, | ||
As clerkès finden | As clerkès finden | ||
Written in their book. | Written in their book. | ||
{{Vs|3}} Nè had the apple taken been, | {{Vs|3}} Nè had the apple taken been, | ||
The apple taken been, | The apple taken been, | ||
Ne had never our lady | Ne had never our lady | ||
Abeen heavenè queen. | Abeen heavenè queen. | ||
{{Vs|4}} Blessèd be the time | {{Vs|4}} Blessèd be the time | ||
That apple taken was, | That apple taken was, | ||
Therefore we moun singen, | Therefore we moun singen, | ||
Deo gracias! | Deo gracias!}} | ||
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{{Translation|German| | {{Translation|German| | ||
Adam war gefallen, tief in Schuld, | Adam war gefallen, | ||
zahllose Winter trug er mit Geduld. | tief in Schuld, | ||
zahllose Winter | |||
trug er mit Geduld. | |||
Und wegen eines Apfels ihm alles dies geschah, | Und wegen eines Apfels ihm alles dies geschah, | ||
wie’s lange schon geschrieben steht allda. | wie’s lange schon geschrieben steht allda. | ||
Wär nie der Apfel abgepflückt, | Wär nie der Apfel abgepflückt, | ||
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Segen dieser Zeit, da man den Apfel aß, | Segen dieser Zeit, da man den Apfel aß, | ||
darum wir wollen singen: Deo gracias.}} | darum wir wollen singen: Deo gracias.}} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== |
Revision as of 13:38, 26 March 2018
General information
Settings by composers
- Christopher Hampson SATB
- Douglas Brooks-Davies SATB
- John Ireland SATB
- Peter Warlock Unison S or T
- Maxim Meshkvichev SSAATTBB
Text and translations
English text 1 Adam lay ybounden, |
German translation Adam war gefallen, |
External links
View the Wikipedia article on Adam lay ybounden.