Oh, I have a bonnet trimmed with blue (Jennifer Bastable)

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• (Posted 2023-12-04)  CPDL #77821:       

Editor: Jennifer Bastable (submitted 2023-12-04).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 360 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Oh, I have a bonnet trimmed with blue
Composer: Jennifer Bastable
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
Description: A dance-y setting for SATB of lyrics adapted from traditional folk sources. Solo sections are intended to be sung from within the choir.

Original text and translations

English text

Oh, I have a bonnet trimmed with blue,
And do I wear it? Why, yes, I do!
I will wear it when I can,
When walking out with my young man.

Oh, I have a coat of emerald green,
The finest coat that ever was seen,
And I will wear it when I can,
When walking out with my young man.

And I have a dress of crimson red,
Yes, crimson red is what I said!
I will wear it when I can,
When walking out with my young man.

"I’ll give you a ring of the purest gold:
That is yours to have, and yours to hold,
And yours to wear whenever you can
When walking out with your young man."

I’ve just bought a dress of satin white
To wear with my ring of gold so bright,
And I will wear them as soon as I can,
For I’m to be wed with my young man.