Songs Listed Alphabetically By Title

      This is the master list of songs with all of their known information.
      Parts may show ranges. For example, b2c4 ranges from B below middle C to high C.
      Languages in [brackets] are secondary.

      A Quand'a Quand'haveva Una Vicina

      Composer: Adrian Willaert
      Language: Spanish
      Parts: S f3d4 A c3a3 T g2f3 B b1g2
      Lyrics: A quand'a quand'haveva, a quand'a quando,
      a quand'a quand'haveva una vicina.

      Che veramente pare, che veramente,
      che veramente pare una regina

      Che quando se levava, che quando se le...
      che quando se levava la matina

      Mo mi credeva starne, mo mi credeva,
      mo mi credeva starne, starne contento

      A la Venuë de Noel

      Composer: Moderne
      Source: La Fleur des noelz [1535]
      Date: 1535
      Arranged by: Tibicen, AS 34
      Language: French
      Theme: Winter
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: A la venuë de Noel
      Chacun se doit bien réjouir,
      Car c'est un testament nouvel
      Que tout le monde doit tenir

      Quand par son orgüeil Lucifer
      Dedans l'abime trebucha
      Nous allions trestous en Enfer,
      Mais le Fils Dieu nous racheta.

      Dedans la vierge s'en ombra,
      Et dans son corps voulut gesir,
      La nuit de Noel enfanta
      Sans piene et sans douleur souffrir.

      Incontinent qui Dieu fut né
      L'Ange l'alla dire aux pasteurs,
      Lesquels se prirent à chanter
      Un chant qui étoit gracieux.

      Après un bien petit de temps
      Trois rois le vinrent adorer:
      Lui apportant myrrhe et encens,
      Et or qui est fort à louer.

      Translated Lyrics: This translation was made by Faye Ringel (Morgiane de Provence) on 01-Jan-2001.

      At the coming of Noel
      Everyone must well rejoice
      For is is a new revelation (testament)
      That everyone must uphold

      When (ever since) through his pride Lucifer
      Fell into the abyss
      We have all had to go to Hell
      But the Son of God ransomed us

      Into the virgin he made himself man
      And in her body he wished to lie
      Christmas eve she gave birth
      Without suffering pain or sorrow

      As soon as (the very minute that) God was born
      The angel went to tell it to the shepherds
      The which (who) immediately began to sing
      A very grace-filled song

      After a very short time
      Three kings came to adore him
      Bring him myrrh and frankincense
      And gold which weighed heavily (worth a lot)

      Ach Elslein, Liebes Elselein

      Composer: Ludwig Senfl [c1486 - c1543]
      Date: Between 1450 and 1550
      Language: German
      Theme: Love
      Parts: S d3d4 A b2a3 T f2f3 B b1c3
      Lyrics: Ach Elslein, liebes Elselein mein,
      Wie gern wär' ich bei dir;
      So sein zwei tiefe Wasser
      Whol zwischen dir und mir.

      Das bringt mir großen Schmerzen,
      Herzallerliebster G'sell;
      Red' ich von ganzem Herzen,
      Hab's für groß Ungefäll.

      Hoff', Zeit werd' es wohl enden,
      Hoff', Glück werd' kommem drein,
      Sich in all's Güts verwenden,
      Herzliebstes Elselein.

      Adieu Ces Bons Vins

      Composer: Guillaume Dufay [c1400 - 1474]
      Date: 1426
      Language: French
      Themes: Party, Rondeau
      Parts: A a2c4 T c2e3 T b1e3
      Lyrics: 1. 4. 7. Adieu ces bons vins de Lannoys,
      Adieu dames, adieu borgois.
      Adieu celle que tant amoye.

      2. 8. Adieu toute playsante joye,
      Adieu tous compaignons galois.

      3. Je m'en vois tout arquant des nois,
      Car je ne truis feves ne pois,
      Dont bien souvent au cuer mennoye.

      5. De moy serés par plusieurs fois
      Regretés par dedans les bois,
      Ou il n'y a sentier ne voye;

      6. Puis ne scaray que faire doye,
      Seje ne crie a haute vois:

      Adieu Mes Amours

      Composer: Josquin des Pres [died 1521]
      Date: 1520
      Language: French
      Theme: Love
      Parts: T d2d3 T f2d3
      Lyrics: Adieu mes amours, adieu vous comand
      Adieu je vous dis jusques au bon temps
      Je suis ensou y de quoi je viuray
      La raison pour quoi je la vous diray
      Je ne point d'argent viuray je du vent
      Si l'argent du roi viuray si l'argent du roi ne

      Agincourt Carol

      See: Deo Gracias Anglia

      Agnus Dei I

      Composer: Palestrina [1525 - 1594]
      Date: 16th Cent.
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Agnus Dei, que tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.

      Akatsuki

      Language: Japanese
      Parts: Unison (and S Solo)
      Lyrics: Akatsuki Ryoo no sono ni ireba,
      Yuki gunzan ni miteri
      Yoru Yuko ga ro ni noboreba
      Tsuki senri ni akiraka nari.

      Alas Departynge is Ground of Woo

      Composer: Anon
      Date: 14xx
      Language: English
      Theme: Love
      Parts: AB
      Lyrics: Alas departynge is ground of woo
      Othyr songe can I not synge,
      But why part I my lady fro,
      Syth love was caus of our metynge.
      The bitter terris of her wepyng
      Myn hert hath perisshed so mortaly
      That to the deth hit wil me brynge,
      But yf I se hire hastily.

      All People that on the Earth do Dwell

      Composer: Thomas Tallis [1515? - 1585]
      Date: 16th Cent.
      Language: English
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: All people that on the earth do dwell,
      Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice,
      Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell;
      Come ye before Him and rejoice.

      The Lord ye know is God indeed,
      Without our aid He did us make,
      We are His flock, He doth us feed,
      And for His sheep He doth us take.

      O enter then His gates with praise,
      Approach with joy His courts unto;
      Praise, laud, and bless His name always,
      For it is seemly so to do.

      For why? the Lord our God is good,
      His mercy is for ever, for ever sure;
      His truth hath always firmly stood,
      And shall from age to age endure. Amen.

      Alla Cazza

      Composer: Anon
      Date: c1500
      Language: Italian
      Parts: S d3d4 A a2g3 T f2f3 B b1c3
      Lyrics: Alla cazza, alla cazza, su su su su, su ognun si spazza.
      A questa nostra cazza Venite volentieri
      Con bracchi e con levrieri,
      Chi buol venir si spazza.
      Non aspettar il giorno.
      Suona il corno, o capo di cazza,
      E spazza, spazza, spazza...

      Te qui, Balzan, te qui, Lion, te qui, Fasan, te qui, Falcon,
      Te qui, Tristan, te qui Pizon, te qui, Alan, te qui, Carbon.
      Chiama li bracci dal monte, babbion.
      Te qui Pezolo, te qui, Pezolo, te qui, Spagnolo, te qui, Spagnolo,
      Abbi buon occhio al capriolo.

      A te, Augustino, a te, a te, Pasalingua.
      Vide là, vide là, vide là, vide là, vide là, vide là, vide là.
      A spalla, a spalla piglia, pigliala, Che li cani non la strazza.

      Alle, Psallite

      Language: Latin
      Themes: Christian, SR
      Parts: TTT
      Lyrics: Alle, psallite cum luya,
      Alle, concrepando psallite cum luya,
      Alle, corde voto Deo toto psallite cum luya, Alleluya.

      Alleluia

      Composer: John Taverner [c1495 - 1545]
      Date: Between 1450 and 1550
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: S g3f4 A b2b3 T d2f3 B g1c3
      Lyrics: Alleluia.

      Alleluja Angelus Domini

      Date: 10xx
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: Unison (and TT Solo)
      Lyrics: Alleluja. Angelus domini descendit de celo:
      Et accedens revolvit lapidem et sedebat super eum.

      Alleluya Psallat

      Composer: Anon
      Source: Worcester Fragments [c1400]
      Date: 1400
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: SAA
      Lyrics: Alleluya psallat haec familia /
      Alleluya concinat haec familia.

      Alleluya timpanizet alleluya psallat laetus caecus cum armonia /
      Alleluya timpanizet alleluya citharizet laetus caecus cum armonia.

      Alleluya psallat deo laudem et praeconia /
      Alleluya concinat deo laudem et praeconia.

      Alleluya.

      Allon, Gay, Gay

      Composer: Guillaume Costeley [1531 - 1606]
      Date: 16th Cent.
      Language: French
      Theme: Winter
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Allon, gay, gay, gay Bergeres, allon gay,
      Allon, gay, soyez legeres Suyvez moi.
      Allon, allon voir le Roy, Qui du ciel,
      Qui du ciel en terre est nay, gay, gay.
      Un beau present luy feray, de quoy?
      De ce flagollet que j'ay, que j'ay tant gay.
      Un gasteau luy donneray, et mot.
      Plain Hanay luy offriray, gay, gay.
      Ho, ho, Paixla, paixla, je le voy, je le voy.
      Il tette bien sans le doigt, le petit Roy, gay, gay.
      Allon, gay, soyez legeres, le Roy boit.

      Alma Redemptoris Mater

      Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Alma Redemptoris Mater,
      quae pervia coeli porta manes,
      et stella maris, succurre cadenti,
      Surgere curat populo;
      Tu quae genuisti, natura mirante,
      tuum sanctum Genitorem,
      Virgo prius ac posterius,
      Gabrielis ab ore
      Sumens illus Ave,
      peccatorum miserere.

      Alone I Live Alone

      Composer: Cooper
      Language: English
      Themes: Round, Love
      Parts: Round of 3
      Lyrics: Alone I live alone,
      and sore I sigh for one.

      Am I Exil'd My Lady Fro

      Language: English
      Themes: Round, Love
      Parts: Round of 3
      Lyrics: Am I exil'd my lady fro',
      and no cause given thereto;
      hey now, hey now!
      Some shall be slain,
      and never to remain: hey now!

      And I Were a Maiden

      Composer: Anon
      Language: English
      Theme: Love
      Parts: SATTB
      Lyrics: And I were a maiden,
      As many one is,
      For all the gold in England
      I would not do amiss

      When I was a wanton wench
      Of twelve years of age,
      These courtiers with their amours
      They kindled my corage.

      When I was come to
      The age of fifteen year
      In all this lond, neither free not bond,
      Methought I had no peer.

      Angelus ad Virginem

      Composer: Anon
      Date: 13xx
      Language: Latin
      Themes: Mary, SR
      Parts: ATB
      Lyrics: Angelus ad Virginem subintrans in conclave,
      Virginis formidinem demulcens, inquit, "Ave!
      Ave, regina virginum; coeli terrae que Dominum
      Concipies et paries intacta, salutem hominum;
      Tu porta coeli facta, medela criminum."

      "Quomodo conciperem quae virum non cognovi,
      Qualiter infringerem quod firma mente vovi?"
      "Spiritus Sancti gratia perficiet haec omnia;
      Manebit in te pura Dei potencia."

      Ad haec virgo nobilis respondens, inquit ei:
      "Ancilla sum humilis omnipotentis Dei.
      Tibi coelesti nuntio Tnati secreti conscio
      Consentiens, et cupiens videre factum quod audio,
      Parata sum parere, Dei consilio."

      Eia mater Domini, quae pacem reddidisti
      Angelis et homini, cum Christum genuisti;
      Tuum exora filium ut se nobis propitium
      Exhibeat, et deleat peccata: praestans auilium
      Vita frui beata post hoc exilium.

      April is in My Mistress' Face

      Composer: Thomas Morley [1557 - 1603]
      Date: Between 1550 and 1650
      Language: English
      Themes: Love, SR
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: April is in my Mistress' face,
      And July in her eyes hath place,
      Within her bosom is September,
      But in her heart, a cold December.

      As I Out Rode This Enderes Night

      AKA: The Coventry Shepherd's Carol
      Composer: Anon
      Date: 15xx
      Language: English
      Theme: Winter
      Parts: S c3d4 A b2d4 B f1c3
      Lyrics: As I out rode this enders night,
      Of thre joli sheppardes I saw a sight,
      And all abowte there fold a star shone bright;

      Chorus: They sange 'Terli, terlow!'
      So mereli the sheppards ther pipes can blow.

      Doune from heaven, from heaven so hie,
      Of angeles ther came a great companie,
      With mirthe and joy and great solemnitye;

      Au Joli Jeu du Pousse Avant

      Composer: Clement Jannequin [c1485 - 1564]
      Date: 1529
      Language: French
      Parts: S e3f4 A g2c4 T f2a3 B b1d3
      Lyrics: Au joli jeu du pousse avant
      il fait bon jouer.
      L'autrier m'aloie ébaloier,
      Je rencontrai la belle au corps gent,
      souriant doucement, la vais baiser.
      Elle en fait doute, mais je la boute,
      et laissez trut avant.

      Au joli jeu du pousse avant
      il fait bon jouer.
      Pour un refus me faut laisser.
      Propos lui tins amoureusement,
      souriant doucement la vais baiser.
      Elle riotte, dance sans notte,
      laissez trut avant.

      Au joli jeu du pousse avant
      il fait bon jouer.

      Auf die Martingans

      Composer: Kloster Lambach
      Date: 13xx
      Language: German
      Theme: Round
      Parts: Round of 3
      Lyrics: Martin, lieber Herne,
      nun las uns fröhlich sein heut zu deinen
      Ehren und durch den Willen dein
      die Gäns soilst du uns mehren und den kühlen Wein,
      gesotten und gebraten, sie müssen all herein.

      Ave Maris Stella

      Composer: John Dunstable [c1370 - 1453]
      Date: Between 1350 and 1450
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Mary
      Parts: STT solo T
      Lyrics: Ave maris stella, Dei mater alma,
      Atque semper Virgo, Felix celi porta.

      Sumens illus Ave Gabrielis ore,
      Funda nos in pace mu tans Eve nomen.

      Solve vincla reis, Profer lumen cecis:
      Mala nostra pelle, Bona cuncta posce.

      Monstra te esse matrem: sumat per te preces,
      Qui pro nobis natus tulit esse tuus.

      Virgo singularis, Inter omnes mitis,
      Nos culpis solutos, Mites fac et castos.

      Vitam presta puram, Iter para tutum,
      Ut videntes Jesum, semper colletemur.

      Ave Vera Caro Christi

      Composer: Anon
      Date: c1500
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Ave vera caro Christi
      Que in cruce pependisti
      Cuius patri tu dixisti
      Ut quod me dereliquisti.

      Salve sancta caro Dei er te salvi fiunt rei tuum
      servum redemisti dum in cruce pependisti
      O Jesu pie, O dulcis fili virginis Marie, miserere nobis.

      Ave Verum

      Composer: William Byrd [1543 - 1623]
      Date: Between 1550 and 1650
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Ave verum corpus, natum de María Vírgine,
      Vere passum, immolátum in cruce pro hómine:
      Cuius latus perforátum unda fluxit sánguine.
      Esto nobis praegustátum in mortis exámine.
      O dulcis, O pie, O Jesu fili Maríae, miserére mei. Amen.

      Ave Virgo Virginum

      Date: 12xx
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Mary
      Parts: TTT
      Lyrics: Ave virgo virginum
      Verbi carnis cella,
      In salutem hominum
      Stillans lac et mella.
      Peperisti dominum,
      Moysi ficella, O radio
      Sol exit, et luminum
      Fontem parit stella.

      Ave, plena gratia,
      Caput Zabulonis
      Contrivisti spolia
      Reparans predonis.
      Celi rorans pluvia
      Vellus Gedeonis, O filio
      Tu nos reconcilia,
      Mater Salomonis.

      Virgo tu mosayce
      Rubus visionis,
      De te fluxit sylice
      Fons redemptionis.
      Quos redemit calice
      Christus passionis, O gaudio
      Induat glorifice
      Resurrectionis.

      Ay Triste, Que Vengo

      Composer: Juan del Encina [1468 - 1529/30]
      Date: Between 1450 and 1550
      Language: Spanish
      Theme: Love
      Parts: ATB
      Lyrics: Ay triste, que vengo,
      Vencido d'amor, magüera pastor!

      Más sano me fuera
      No ir al mercado
      Que no que viniera
      Tan aquerençiado;

      Que vengo cuitado,
      Vencido d'amor, magüera pastor!

      Di jueves en villa
      Viera una doñata;
      Quise requerilla,
      Y'aballó la pata.

      Aquélla me mata
      Vencido d'amor, magüera pastor!

      A Babe is Born

      Composer: Michael Praetorius [1571 - 1621]
      Source: Musae Sioniae [1607/9]
      Date: Between 1550 and 1650
      Language: English [Latin]
      Themes: Winter, SR
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: A Babe is born in Bethelem,
      Great joyaunce for Hierusalem.

      Laetamini in Domino in hoc novo anno.

      The Father's Word on high doth take,
      A mortal form for mortal's sake.

      Through Gabriel his greeting mild,
      The Virgin hath conceived a child.

      He took our flesh to man akin,
      In all things like us save in sin.

      In narrow crib he lieth low,
      King ev'rywhere and evermo.

      From Saba come kings to their King,
      Gold, frankincense, and myrrh they bring.

      Into the house full fain they press,
      The kingly babe each for to bless.

      Now Yuletide come, sing high, sing low,
      Benedicamus Domino.

      Bacche, Bene Venies

      Composer: Anon
      Date: c1250?
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Party
      Parts: Unison
      Lyrics: Istud vinum, bonum vinum, vinum generosum
      Reddit virum curialem probum animosum.

      Bacche bene venies gratus et optatus
      Per quam noster animus fit letificatus.

      Iste cyphus concavus de bono mero profluus
      Siquis bibit sepius satur fit et ebrius.

      Hec sunt vasa regia quibus spoliatur
      Ierusalem et regalis babilon ditatur.

      Ex hoc cypho conscu bibent sui domini
      Bibent sui socii bibent et amici.

      Bachus forte superans pectora vivorum
      In amorem concitat animos eorum.

      Bachus sepe visitans mulierum genus
      Facit eas subditas tibi, o tu Venus.

      Bachus venas penetrans calido liquore
      Facit eas igneas veneris ardore.

      Bachus lenis leniens curas et dolores
      Confert iocum, gaudia, risus et amores.

      Bachus mentem femine solet hic lenire
      Cogit eam citius viro consentire.

      A qua prorsus coitum nequit impetrare
      Bachus illam facile solet expugnare.

      Bachus numen faciens hominem iocundum
      Reddit eum partier doctum et facundum.

      Bache, deus inclite, omnes hic astantes
      Leti sumus munera tua prelibantes.

      Omnes tibi canimus maxima preconia
      Te laudantes mento tempora per omina.

      Bacco, Bacco

      Composer: Francesco Corteccia [1502 - 1571]
      Date: 16th Cent.
      Theme: Party
      Parts: S f3e4 A b2a3 T g2f3 B g1c3
      Lyrics: Bacco, Bacco, e u o e,
      Bacco, Bacco, e u e u.

      Baisies-Moy

      Composer: Josquin des Pres [died 1521]
      Date: Between 1450 and 1550
      Language: French
      Theme: Spring
      Parts: SAATBB
      Lyrics: Baisies moy
      Ma doulce amye par amours
      Je vous emprie! Non feray!
      Si je faisoie la folie,
      Ma mere en seroit marie;
      Vela de quoy!

      Banbury Ale

      Composer: Anon
      Date: 1609
      Language: English
      Themes: Round, Party
      Parts: Round of 4
      Lyrics: Banbury ale,
      Where, where, where?
      In the blacksmith's house,
      I would I were there.

      Be Merry, Be Merry

      Language: English
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: AT
      Lyrics: Chorus: Be merry, be merry, I pray you evrychon.

      A princ'pal point of charity
      It is, merry to be in him
      That is but one; be merry

      For he that is but one in bliss
      To us hath sent his son y-wis
      To save us from our foon

      For of a maiden a child was born
      To save mankind that was forlorn:
      Man, think thereon

      Now, Mary, for the Sonnes sake
      Save them alle that mirthe make
      And longest holdy on

      Beata Progenies

      Composer: Lionel Power [died 1445]
      Date: Between 1350 and 1450
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Winter
      Parts: ATB
      Lyrics: Beata Progenies
      Unde Christus natus est
      Quam gloriosa est Virgo
      Quae coeliregem genuit.

      Beata Viscera

      Composer: Anon
      Date: late 12xx
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Mary
      Parts: A c3a3 T g2e3 B c2c3
      Lyrics: Beata viscera Mariae virginis,
      Quae fructu gravida aeterni germinis
      In vitae poculo propinat pro nobis
      Et nostro vitio potum dulce dinis

      Belle Qui

      Language: French
      Themes: Love, SR
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Belle qui tiens ma vie
      Captive dans tes yeux,
      Qui m'as l'âme ravie
      D'un souris gracieux,
      Viens tôt me secourir
      Ou me faudra mourir.

      Pourquoi fuis tu, mignarde,
      Si je suis près de toi
      Quand tes yeux je redarde
      Je me perds dedans moi,
      Car tes perfections
      Changent mes actions.

      Tes beautés et ta grace
      Et tes divins propos
      Ont échauffé la glace
      Qui me gelait les os,
      Et ont rempli mon coeur
      D'une amoureuse ardeur.

      Mon âme voulait être
      Libre de passion,
      Mais l'amour s'est fait maitre
      De mes affections
      Et a mis sous sa loi
      Et mon coeur et ma foi.

      Approche donc ma belle,
      Approche toi mon bien,
      Ne me sois plus rebelle
      Puisque mon coeur est tien,
      Pour mon mal appaiser
      Donne moi un baiser.

      Je meurs, mon Angelette,
      Je meurs en ta baisant
      Ta bouche tant doucette
      Va mon bien ravissant
      A ce coup mes esprits
      Sont tous d'amour épris.

      Plutôt on verra l'onde
      Contremont reculer,
      Et plutôt l'oeil du monde
      Cessera de brûler,
      Que l'amour qui m'époint
      Décroisse d'un seul point.

      Belle de Parler

      Language: French
      Theme: Love
      Parts: A a2c4 T c2e3 B a1b2
      Lyrics: Belle de Parler bien aprise
      Celle du monde que prise
      Et veul ma dame clamer.
      Pourtant se vous prie d'amer
      Ne cuide pas que vous m'es prise.

      Ben Venga Maggio

      Language: Italian
      Parts: ATB
      Lyrics: Chorus: Ben venga maggio, ben venga maggio
      E'l gonfalon selvaggio

      Ben venga primavera
      Che vuol l'uom s'innamori.
      E voi, donzelle, a schiera
      Con li vostri amadori,
      Che di rose e di fiori
      Vi fate belle il maggio.

      Venite alla frescura
      Delli verdi arbuscelli.
      Ogni bella è sicura
      Fra tanti damigelli;
      Che le fiere e gli uccelli
      Ardon d'amore il maggio.

      Chi è giovane e bella
      Deh non sie punto acerba,
      Che non si rinnovella
      L'età, come fa l'erba:
      Nessuna stia superba
      All'amadore il maggio.

      Ciascuna balli e canti
      Di questa schiera nostra.
      Ecco che i dolci amanti
      Van per voi, belle, in giostra:
      Qual dura a lor si mostra
      Farà sfiorire il maggio.

      Per prender le donzelle
      Si son sli amanti armati.
      Arrendetevi, belle,
      A'vostri innamorati;
      Rendete e' cuor furati,
      Non fate guerra il maggio.

      Chi l'altrui core invola
      Ad altrui doni el core.
      Ma chi è quel che vola?
      È l'angiolel d'amore,
      Che viene a far onore
      Con voi, donzelle, al maggio.

      Amor ne vien ridendo
      Con rose e gigli in testa,
      E vien di voi caendo.
      Fattegli, o belle, festa
      Qual sarà la più presta
      A dargli e' fior del maggio?

      Ben venga il peregrino.
      Amor, che ne comandi?
      Che al suo amante il crino
      Ogni bella ingrillandi;
      Che le zitelle e grandi
      S'innamoran di maggio.

      The Best Song

      Language: English [Latin]
      Theme: Age
      Parts: ATT
      Lyrics: Burden: The best song as it seemeth me:
      Peccantem me cotidie.

      While I was young and had courage,
      I would play with groom and page,
      But now I am fall into age,
      Timor mortis conturbat me.

      Youth is now fro me a-gone,
      And age is comë me upon;
      Now shall I say and pray anon:
      Parce michi, Domine.

      I pray God, I can no more:
      Thou boughtset me with woundës sore;
      To thy mercy thou me restore,
      Salvum me fac, Domine.

      Blind Love

      Composer: Giles Farnaby
      Date: 1598
      Language: English
      Parts: S e3f4 A c3b3 T f2f3 B a1b2
      Lyrics: Blind love was shooting
      And loosing off his arrow
      He kill'd his mother's sparrow
      And tracing forth his footing
      His mother Venus spied it,
      Before the boy could hide it.

      Blow Thy Horne Thou Jolly Hunter

      Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft
      Language: English
      Theme: Round
      Parts: Round of 4
      Lyrics: Blow thy horne thou jolly hunter,
      thy hornes for to revive a,

      Shew thy selfe a good huntsman
      whilst that thou art alive a,

      That man may say and sing with thee,
      thou hast a merry life a,

      In pleasure all the day,
      and Venus mate to wife a.

      Blow Thy Horne, Hunter

      Composer: William Cornysh
      Language: English
      Themes: Hunt, SR
      Parts: ATB
      Lyrics: Blow thy horne hunter
      And blow thy horne on hye,
      Ther ys a do in yonder wode
      In faith she wyll not dy.

      Refrain: Now blow thy horne hunter
      And blow thy horne joly hunter.

      Sore thus dere strykyn ys
      And yet she bled no whytt,
      She lay so fayre, I cowde nott mys,
      Lord I was glad of it.

      As I stod under a banke
      The dere shoffe on the mede,
      I stroke her so that downe she sanke,
      But yet she was not dede.

      Ther she gothe, se ye nott,
      How she gothe over the playne,
      And yf ye lust to have a shott,
      I warrant her barrayne.

      He to go and I to go
      But he ran fast a fore,
      I had hym shott and strik the do
      For I myght shott no more.

      To the covert bothe thay went,
      For I fownd wher she lay,
      An arrow in her hanch she hent,
      For faynte she myght nott bray.

      I was wery of the game,
      I went to tavern to drynk,
      Now the construcyon on the same,
      What do yow meane or thynk.

      Here I leve and mak an end
      Now of this hunters lore,
      I thynk his bow ys well unbent,
      Hys bolt may fly no more.

      Bon Dieu, Benis Nous

      Composer: Anon
      Language: French
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Bon Dieu, beni nous,
      en recueuillant le pain,
      La manne qu'espand ta favorable main:
      Car ceste main fend, pronte, les Cieus,
      Quand le Ciel est penétré de nos yeus.

      Toutte ame, tous cœurs, vers le Ciel ont recours,
      Alors ta bonté leur done son secours:
      Tu vois et sçaid d'un trosne taut haut
      Nostre viande, et le pain qu'i' nous faut.

      Bon Jour, Bon Mois

      Composer: Guillaume Dufay [c1400 - 1474]
      Date: 15th Cent.
      Language: French
      Parts: A b2d4 T d2f3 T d2e3
      Lyrics: Bon jour, bon mois, bon an et bonne estrain
      Vous doinst celuy qui tout tient en demaine,
      Richesse, honhour, sainte, joye sans fin.
      Bonne fame, belle dame, bon vin,
      Pour maintenir la creature saine.

      Bon Jour, Mon Coeur

      Composer: Orlando di Lasso [1532 - 1594]
      Date: 16th Cent.
      Language: French
      Theme: Love
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Bon jour mon coeur,
      Bonjour ma douce vie
      Bonjour mon oeil,
      Bonjour ma chere amie!
      He! Bonjour ma toutte belle,
      Ma mignardise,
      Bonjour mes delices, mon amour,
      Mon doux printems,
      Ma douce fleur nouvelle,
      Mon doux plaisir,
      Ma douce colombelle,
      Mon passereau,
      Ma gente tourterelle!
      Bon jour ma douce rebelle,
      Bon jour ma douce rebelle.

      By a Fountain

      Composer: John Dowland
      Language: English
      Themes: Love, Spring
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: By a fountain where I lay
      All blessed be that blessed day!
      By the glimmering of the sun
      O never be her shining done!
      When I might see alone
      My true love's fairest one,
      Love's delight,
      Love's clear sight;
      No world's eyes can clearer see,
      A fairer sight none, none can be.

      Fair with garlands all address'd,
      Was never nymph more fairly blest,
      Blessed in the high'st degree,
      So may she ever blessed be.
      Came to this fountain near,
      With such a smiling cheer,
      Such a face,
      Such a grace,
      Happy, happy eyes taht see
      Such a heav'nly sight as she.

      Then I forthwith took my pipe,
      Which I all fair and clean did wipe,
      And upon a heav'nly ground,
      All in the grace of beauty found,
      Play'd this roundelay;
      Welcome, fair Queen of May!
      Sing, sweet air!
      Welcome fair!
      Welcome be the shepherds' Queen,
      The glory of all our green!

      Caligo Terrae Scinditur / Virgo Maria, Filia / Tenor

      Composer: Anon
      Date: early 13xx
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: S b2d4 A b2c4 B e2d3
      Lyrics: Triplum: Caligo terrae scinditur,
      Percussa solis spiculo,
      Dum sol ex stella nascitur,
      In fidei diluculo;
      Rebusque jam color redit
      Partu nitentis sideris,
      Quarum decorem polluit
      Peccatum Adae veteris.
      In partu purae virginis
      Nox nitet instar luminis;
      Nox affluit deliciis
      Palatis caeli gaudibus.
      Per viscera virginea
      Fit vallis fletus mellea.
      Laudantes canunt vigiles;
      Gaudere jubent flebiles;
      In somnes lustrat claritas;
      Luctantes docet veritas.
      Sanctae Mariae gremium
      Vas est horum magnalium.

      Motetus: Virgo Maria, filia regis altissimi,
      maestis sit remedia.
      Latera conscientia facile sic illabitur
      ad frivola labentia.
      Quo laqueata rapitur anima sic illuditur
      a famula propria sine providendia.
      In te, virgo, diffunditur onmis potentia;
      haec audi suspiria.

      Can She Excuse

      Language: English
      Theme: Love
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Can she excuse my wrongs with Virtue's cloak?
      Shall I call her good when she proves unkind?
      Are those clear fires which vanish into smoke?
      Must I praise the leaves where no fruit I find?
      No, no; where shadows do for bodies stand,
      Thou may'st be abus'd if thy sight be dim.
      Cold love is like to words written on sand,
      Or to bubbles which on the water swim.
      Wilt thou be thus abused still,
      Seeing that she will right thee never?
      If thou canst not o'ercome her will,
      Thy love will be thus fruitless ever.

      Was I so base that I might not aspire
      Unto those high joys which she holds from me?
      As they are high, so high is my desire,
      If she this deny, what can granted be?
      If she will yield to that which reason is,
      It is reason's will that love should be just.
      Dear, make me happy still by granting this,
      Or cut off delays if that I die must.
      Better a thousand times to die
      Than for to love thus still tormented:
      Dear, but remember it was I
      Who for thy sake did die contented.

      Canto, Canto, Festa, Festa

      Composer: Andrea Gabrieli [c1520 - 1586]
      Date: 16th Cent.
      Language: Italian
      Theme: Party
      Parts: S b3f4 S d3e4 A c3c4 T a2f3
      Lyrics: Canto, canto, festa, festa,
      Fuga, fuga, ogn'alma mesta.
      Sol delicie e sol diletto,
      Empie colm'il nostro petto.
      Lieti, lieti ogn'hor viviamo,
      Baccho, Bacch'ogn'hor cantiamo.

      Capriciata a Tre Voci

      Parts: S c3d4 S c3e4 B d2d3
      Lyrics: Nobili spettatori, nobili spettatori,
      Udrete hor hora quattro belli humori
      Un cane, un gatto, un cucco, un chiu per spasso
      Far contraponto a mente so praun basso

      A Carol Bringyng in the Bore's Heed

      Composer: Wynken de Worde
      Date: 1521
      Language: English
      Parts: SAB
      Lyrics: The bore's heed in head bring I,
      With garlans gay and rosemary,
      I pray you all synge merely
      Qui estis in convivio.

      Chorus: Caput apri defero
      Reddens Laudes Domino.

      The bore's heed, I understande,
      Is the chefe servyce in this lande,
      Loke where ever it be fande,
      Servite cum cantico.

      Be gladde lordes bothe more and lasse
      For this hath ordeyned our stewarde
      To shere you all this Christmasse
      The bore's heed with mustarde.

      Ce Moys de May

      Composer: Clement Jannequin [c1485 - 1564]
      Date: Between 1450 and 1550
      Themes: Spring, SR
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Ce moys de may, ce moys de may,
      ce moys de may, ma verte cotte,
      ce moys de may, ma verte cotte,
      ce moys de may, je vestiray.
      De bon matin me lèveray,
      ce joly, joly moys de may.
      De bon matin me lèveray:
      Un sault, deux saults, trois saults,
      en rue je feray,
      Pour voir si mon amy verray.
      Je luy diray qu'il me descotte;
      Me descottant le baiseray.

      Ce Moys de May Soyons Lies et Joyeux

      Composer: Guillaume Dufay [c1400 - 1474]
      Date: 15th Cent.
      Language: French
      Themes: Spring, Rondeau
      Parts: ATT
      Lyrics: 1. 4. 7. Ce moys de may soyons lies et joyeux
      Et de nos cuers ostons merancolye.

      2. 8. Chantons, dansons et menons chiere lye
      Por despiter ces felons envieux.

      3. Plus c'onques mais chascuns soit curieux
      De bien servir sa maistresse jolye.

      5. Car la saison semont tous amoureux
      A ce faire pourtant n'y fallons mye.

      Ce Rondelet

      Language: French
      Theme: Love
      Parts: SS
      Lyrics: Ce rondelet je vous enjoye
      Pour consolation de joye
      En esperance d'avoir mieuix
      C'en que vous desires le mieuix.

      Le dieu d'amours si vous l'otroye
      Et vous en dont parfaite joye
      En acroissant de bien en mieuix
      En ce mois present gracieuix.

      Celebrons Sans Cesse

      Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft
      Source: Pammelia [1609]
      Date: 1609
      Language: French
      Themes: Round, Christian
      Parts: Round of 4
      Lyrics: Celebrons sans cesse
      de Dieu les bontés.

      Changeons Propos

      Composer: Nicolas Gombert
      Language: French
      Theme: Love
      Parts: S e3g4 A b2c4 T f2a3 T f2a3 T f2f3 B b1c3
      Lyrics: Changeons propos, c'est trop parler d'amours;
      Ce sont clamours, chantons de la serpette:
      Tous vignerons ont a elle secours,
      C'est leur secours pour tailler la vignette.
      O serpillette, o la serpinolette,
      La vignolette est par toi mise sus,
      Dont les bons vins tous les an sont issus.

      Chantons Noel a Haulte Voix

      Composer: N. Martin
      Date: 1555
      Arranged by: Tibican, AS 34
      Language: French
      Theme: Winter
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Chorus: Chantons Noel à haulte voix,
      Donnons à Dieu lovange.
      Car Iesus Christ est mort en croix
      Pour l'hone non pour l'Ange.

      Lucifer plain de vanité
      Voulut le lieu sublime,
      Non content de l'Eternité,
      Tonba au fous d'abisme.
      En perpetuel sen gregeois,
      Lieu obscur et estrange.

      Adam par sa fragilité,
      Nous fit mortelz par vice,
      Mais Dieu par sa grand charité
      Nous fut à ce propice.
      Car s'humanité sur le bois
      Fit de la mort eschange.

      O bien heureuse affinité
      D'icelle a Dieu le Pere,
      Ou Iesus print humanité.
      O bieu heureuse Mere,
      Heureux le lieu ou tu gisois
      L'estable et la grange.

      Les Anges ont noel chanté,
      Annonçantz paix en terre
      A geus de bonne volunte,
      Pour quoy pasteurs grand erre
      Ont accordé tous leurs haulbois,
      Et pour dancer se regent.

      Les saincts Prophetes l'ont preveu
      Par divine science,
      Le bœuf et l'asne l'ont cogneu,
      Et faict obeyssance,
      Nous Chrestiens transgressons ses loix
      Faisant à autres eschange.

      Translated Lyrics: This translation was made by (???) on ??-Jan-2001.

      Chorus: Let us sing Noel at full voice
      Let us praise God
      For Jesus Christ has died on the cross
      For men and not for angels

      Lucifer full of vanity
      Wanted the highest heavenly place
      Not content with eternity
      He fell into the depths of the abyss
      In perpetual ? [Fr: sen gregeois]
      A place dark and strange

      Adam, through his fragility
      Made us mortals by his sin
      But God by his great divinity
      Brought us this favor
      Through putting on mortality on the cross
      He made this exchange with Death

      O fortunate affinity
      Was this when from God the Father
      Jesus took on human form
      O fortunate mother
      Happy be the place where you lie
      The stable and the barn

      The angels have sung Noel
      Announcing peace on Earth
      To men of good will
      For which reason shepherds in their wandering
      Have tuned their oboes (shawms)
      And arranged themselves for dancing

      The holy prophets have prophesied
      By divine knowledge
      The cow and the ass have known him
      And made obeisance
      We Christians would be breaking his laws
      Making other exchanges

      The Cherubic Hymn ("Three-voiced")

      Date: 16xx
      Language: Russian
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: T g2d3 T c2d3 B g1b2
      Lyrics: Izhe heruvimi, tayno obrazuyushche,
      i zhivotvoriashchey Troytse
      trisviatuyu pesn pripevayushche,
      fsiakoye nine zhiteyskoye otlozhim popecheniye,
      yako da Tsaria fseh podimem,
      angelskimi nevidimo dorinosima chinmi.
      Alliluya, alliluya, alliluya.

      Chestnut

      AKA: Dove's Figary
      Language: English
      Theme: Dance
      Parts: SAB
      Lyrics: Welcome to towne, Tom Dove, Tom Dove.
      The merriest man alive.
      Thy company stil we love, we love,
      God grant thee well to thrive.
      And never will depart from thee,
      For better or worse, my joy,
      For thou shaly still have our goodwill,
      God's blessing on my sweet Boy.

      Chi la Gagliarda

      Composer: Giovanni Domenico del Giovane da Nola [c1515 - 1592]
      Date: 16th Cent.
      Language: Italian
      Theme: Dance
      Parts: A d3c4 A b2a3 T d2e3
      Lyrics: Chi la gagliarda donna vo imparare,
      Venit' a nui che simo mastri fini,
      Che de ser' e de matina
      Mai manchiamo, di sonare:
      Tan tan tan tarira, tan tan tan tarira,
      tan tan tan tarira, ra ri ru ra.

      Christus Natus est Nobis

      Composer: Anon
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Christus natus est nobis.
      Venite, adoremus.

      Cibavit Eos

      Composer: William Byrd [1543 - 1623]
      Date: Between 1550 and 1650
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: S e3f4 A a2c4 T d2g3 B g1c3
      Lyrics: Cibávit eos, ex ádipe fruménti. Alleluia.
      Et de petra melle saturávit eos. Alleluia.
      Exultáte Deo adjutóri nostro: jubiláte Deo Jacob.
      Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spíritui Sancto:
      Sicut erat in princípio, et nune, et semper,
      et in sáecula saeculórum. Amen.

      Come Again

      Composer: John Dowland
      Language: English
      Theme: Love
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Come again, sweet love doth now invite
      Thy graces that refrain
      To do me due delight,
      To see, to hear, to touch, to kiss, to die
      With thee again in sweetest sympathy.

      Come again, that I may cease to mourn
      Through thy unkind disdain;
      For now left and forlorn
      I sit, I sigh, I weep, I faint, I die
      In deadly pain and endless misery.

      All the day the sun that lends me shine
      By frowns doth cause me pine
      And feeds me with delay;
      Her smiles, my springs that makes my joy to grow,
      Her frowns the surly winter of my woe.

      All the night my sleeps are full of dreams,
      My eyes are full of streams
      My heart takes no delight
      To see the fruits and joys that some do find
      And mark the raging storms are me assign'd.

      But alas, my faith is over true,
      Yet will she never rue
      Nor yield me any grace;
      Her eyes of fire, her heart of flint is made,
      Whom neither tears nor truth may once invade.

      Gentle Love, draw forth thy wounding dart,
      Thou canst not pierce her heart;
      For I, that to approve
      By sighs and tears more hot than are my shafts
      Did tempt, while she for scanty triumph laughs.

      Come Let Us Sit

      Composer: J. Playford
      Language: English
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Come let us sit, let's drink and sing,
      and pay our Orges to the Spring,
      chant we so loud that all the Spheres,
      struck mute, may voices change for ears:
      Let us be genial and our lays,
      as wanton as the April Days.
      Now while 'tis fresh, while 'tis cheerful weather,
      O let us now sing all together!

      Come, Sirrah Jack, Ho!

      Composer: Thomas Weelkes [1575 - 1623]
      Date: Between 1550 and 1650
      Language: English
      Parts: S f3g4 A d3d4 T f2g3
      Lyrics: Come, sirrah Jack, ho!
      Fill some tobacco.
      Bring a wire and some fire!
      Haste, haste away, quick I say!
      Do not stay! Shun delay!
      For I drank none good today.

      Fill the pipe once more,
      My brains dance Trenchmore.
      It is heady, I am giddy.
      My head and brains, back and reins,
      Joints and veins from all pains
      It doth well purge and make clean.

      I swear that this tobacco
      Tis perfect Trinidado.
      By the very very Mass,
      Never never never was
      Better gear than is here.
      By the rood, for the blood,
      It is very very good.

      Then those that do condemn it,
      Or such as not commend it,
      Never were so wise to learn
      Good tobacco to discern;
      Let them go pluck a crow,
      And not know as I do
      The sweet of Trinidado.

      Comme un Qui Prend

      Composer: Pierre Clereau [1559 - 1575]
      Date: 16th Cent.
      Language: French
      Parts: S g3f4 A f3d4 T g2a3
      Note: Text from a poem by P. de Ronsard
      Lyrics: Comme un qui prend une coupe,
      Seul honneur de son trésor,
      Et de rang verse à la troupe,
      Du vin qui rit dedans l'or.

      Ainsi versant la resee,
      Dont me langue est arrosée,
      Sus la race des Valois,

      En son doux nectar j'a breuve,
      Le plus grand Roi qui se trouve
      Soit en armes ou en lois.

      Conditor Alme Siderum

      Composer: Guillaume Dufay [c1400 - 1474]
      Date: 15th Cent.
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: TBB solo B
      Lyrics: Conditor alme siderum,
      Aeterna lux credentium,
      Christe, redemptor omnium
      Exaudi preces supplicum.

      Qui condolens interitu
      Mortis perire saeculum,
      Solvasti mundum languidum,
      Donans reis remedium:

      Vergente mundi vespere
      Uti sponsus de thalamo,
      Egressus honestissima
      Virginis matris clausula:

      Cujus forti potentiae
      Genu curvantur omnia
      Coelestia, terrestria,
      Nutu fatentur subdita.

      Te deprecamur agie
      Venture judex saeculi
      Conserva nos in tempore
      Hostis a telo perfidi.

      Laus, honor, virtus, gloria
      Deo patri, et filio,
      Sancto simul paraclito
      In saeculorum saecula.

      Contentez Vous

      Composer: Pierre Certon [c1510 - 1572]
      Date: 1545
      Language: French
      Parts: S e3d4 A g2a3
      Lyrics: Contentez vous, ami, de la pensée,
      Jusque à tant qu'à la peine importune
      Sera donné par l'heureuse fortune,
      Le temps et lieu d'ètre recompensée.

      Contrappunto Bestiale Alle Mente

      Language: Latin
      Parts: SSATB
      Lyrics: Fa la la la la la...
      Babau / Miau / Chiù / Cucù /
      Nulla fides gobbis similiter est zoppis,
      si squerzus bonus, bonus est,
      super annalia scribe.
      Fa la la la la la...

      Coventry Carol

      Date: 1591
      Language: English
      Themes: Winter, SR
      Parts: ATB
      Lyrics: Chorus: Lully, lulla,
      Thou little tiny child,
      By by, lully, lullay,
      Thou little tiny child,
      By by, lully, lullay.

      O sisters too,
      How may we do
      For to preserve this day
      This poor youngling,
      For whom we do sing,
      By by, lully, lullay!

      Herod, the king,
      In his raging,
      Chargèd he hath this day
      His men of might
      In his own sight,
      All young childrén to slay.

      That woe is me,
      Poor child for thee!
      And ever morn and day,
      For thy parting
      Neither say nor sing
      By by, lully, lullay!

      The Coventry Shepherd's Carol

      See: As I Out Rode This Enderes Night

      Cunctipotens Genitor

      Composer: School of Compostela
      Date: c1125
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: Unison (and T Solo)
      Lyrics: Cunctipotens genitor, Deus omnium creator, eleyson.
      Christe, Dei forma, virtus patrisque sophia, eleyson.
      Amborum sacrum spiramen nexus amorque, eleyson.

      Cycle of Easter

      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: Unison
      Lyrics: Allelúia Emítte Spíritum túum,
      et creabúntur: et renovábis fáciem térrae.

      Dadme Albricias, Hijos d'Eva

      Composer: Anon
      Source: Villancicos de diuersos Autores... [1556]
      Date: 1556
      Language: Spanish
      Theme: Winter
      Parts: S e3f4 A a2a3 T e2f3 B b1c3 solo ST
      Lyrics: Dadme albricias, hijos d'Eva!
      Di, de qué dartelas han?
      Qu'es nascido el nuevo Adám.
      Oh, hí de Dios, y qué nueva!

      Dádmelas y haved plazer,
      Pues esta noche es nascido
      El Mexías prometído,
      Dios y hombre, de mujer.

      Y su nacer nos releva
      Del peccado y de su afán.
      Qu'es nascido el nuevo Adám.
      O hí de Dios, y qué nueva!

      Danger Me Hath Unskylfuly

      Language: English
      Parts: SA
      Lyrics: Danger me hath unskylfuly;
      y ne kan noght do bote lete hyt passe,
      and lyve bothe glad and myryly,
      suth hit ys noght as hyt was
      and the blame be noght yn me.

      Forsuthe hyt ys his wylle
      bote yf y myght more than y may.

      Das Gleut zu Speyer

      Composer: Ludwig Senfl [c1486 - c1543]
      Date: Between 1450 and 1550
      Language: German
      Parts: A c3f3 A c4c4 A c3f3 T c2c3 T c2c3 B f1f2
      Lyrics: Gling glang gling glang... /
      Mur maun mur maun... /

      Nun kombt hieher all
      und helft einmal
      in disem sal
      werns leuten gfall
      und ziecht an bald
      treibt wenig gschal

      Kombt her all kombt her
      und helft mir Meßner.
      Ziecht an wer mag und kan
      zu dem fest thu das pest
      drumb ich bitt spart euch nit
      jederman sol her gan last auffgan
      nit clagt an noch nicht fliecht
      ziecht an, ziecht streckt die arm
      macht euch warm

      Ziecht an lieben gesellen
      die mit mir leuten wollen

      Nit jrret mich sonst hor auf ich
      Flux fuder dich

      Nu zu disem fest thut alsambt das best,
      nembt hin strick und seyl
      niecht an resch mit eyl

      Ich mag nit lauten lang
      gling glang gling glang gling glang.
      Bit ich, mir sag was ist für tag
      was hab wir heut das man so leut?

      Streck an, streck an was ein
      yeder mit der macht kan.

      Mit unsern glocken last zsammenlochken
      ziecht unerschrocken

      So, Hans und Paul, ziecht seid nit faul
      Wie schnaufft ir mit dem maul?

      Jans, auch anfangs yets klingts
      wol und geht gantz recht
      So so mein knecht.

      Nit ziecht so schnel
      so klingts bass hel
      so fein greift drein

      Solchs gleut macht mich betorn
      ich mag mich selbst nit horn
      Schaw eben auff zeuch gleich mit auff

      Wiewol zwar andacht bloss
      Gotsdienst ist gross
      geht ubers gleut am Kirchtag heut.

      Hui nun leut zusam in Gottes nam
      Wer kumbt der kumbt
      Hans tue dich munter umb, das glocken prum
      und schaw nit zu das seyl nit prechen thu

      So leut gut ding das tapfer kling
      Maus her am ring das opfer bring
      weil man das Ambt singt

      Nun leut zasam in Gottes nam
      Wer kommen will darff gleuts nit viel,
      mag hertreten ungebeten zue der metten.

      Die Schuler kommen schon,
      glocken brummen, habt viel singens,
      gilt anbringes so Pfarreraufstaht, gen opfer geht.

      Nun leut zamen in Gots namen
      Wer will kommen hatz vernommen
      an dem fest heut hab wir lang gleut.

      De Monte Lapis

      Source: St. Martial Manuscripts [1100 - 1170]
      Date: 12th Cent.
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: T c2e3 T a1d3
      Lyrics: De monte lapis scinditur nec tamen
      interponitur manus adjutorium.
      De terra fons exoritur;
      de riata pater nascitur et creator omnium.
      O palliatus regmine hominis in numine Deus
      sine semine natus est de virgine.

      Debat la Noste Trill' en May

      Language: French
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Debat la noste trill' en May
      Cante lou Tourd, et lou Pic, et lou Gay,
      Bon maiti la hrescurette Jou m'leüé,
      Jou troubé la mi'amourette sueü graüe,
      A qui n'agoum' quauques moutetz,
      Et puchens dus ou trés poutétz,
      La betz ere courroussa de Deü baisa,
      Dichouc se ce hous pensa de Bet temps a,
      Nou m'a gousse muchat jamés
      Qu'ere de ta hrem com' amés.
      Debat la noste trill' en May
      Cante lou Tourd, et lou Pic, et lou Gay.
      Com' dichouc jou la mia bere
      Es estat, Vist que tou ceü non capere
      Tau beautat Que m'bouilles ta reguerguement
      Me peiche de péne et torment.
      Debat la noste trill' en May
      Cante lou Tourd, et lou Pic, et lou Gay.

      Decantabat Populos Israel

      Composer: Adriano Banchieri [1568 - 1634]
      Date: Between 1550 and 1650
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Decantabat populus Israel
      et universa multitudo Iacob canebat legitime
      et David cum cantoribus
      citharam percutiebat in domo Domini
      et laudes Deo canebat, Alleluia

      Deem the Best

      Composer: Lloyd
      Language: English
      Theme: Round
      Parts: Round of 3
      Lyrics: Deem the best of ev'ry doubt
      Till the truth be tried out.

      Deo Gracias Anglia

      AKA: Agincourt Carol
      Composer: Anon
      Date: 14xx
      Language: English [Latin]
      Themes: War, SR
      Parts: ATB
      Lyrics: Deo gracias Anglia
      Redde pro victoria.

      Owre kynge went forth to Normandy
      With grace and myght of chyvalry;
      Ther God for hym wrought mervelusly;
      Wherfore Englonde may calle and cry,
      "Deo gracias."

      He sette a sege, the sothe for to say,
      To Harflu toune with ryal aray;
      That toune he wan and made a fray
      That Fraunce shal rywe tyl domesday;
      Deo gracias.

      Than went oure kynge with alle his oste
      Throwe Fraunce, for alle the Freshe boste;
      He spared no drede of lest ne moste
      Tyl he come to Agincourt coste;
      Deo gracias.

      Than, forsoth, that knyght comely,
      In Agincourt feld he faught manly;
      Throw grace of God most myghty
      He had bothe the felde and the victory;
      Deo gracias.

      There dukys and erlys, lorde and barone
      Were take and slayne, and that wel sone,
      And summe were ladde into Lundone
      With joye and merthe and grete renone;
      Deo gracias.

      Now gracias God he save oure kynge,
      His peple, and alle his wel-wyllynge;
      Yef hym gode lyfe and gode endynge,
      That we with merth mowe savely synge;
      Deo gracias.

      Der May

      Composer: Neithart con Reuenthal [died c1240]
      Date: Between 1150 and 1250
      Language: German
      Theme: Spring
      Parts: Unison
      Lyrics: Der may hat menig hercze hoch erstaigett
      Sprach ein maid, er hatt es wohl erczaiget
      Was sein susser wunne thut,
      Wann er klaidet swarczen dorn in weisse plút.
      Alles das der winter hett beczwungen
      Das wil der may nu jungen.

      Der Tag der ist so Freudenreich

      Composer: Johann Eccard [1553 - 1611]
      Source: Lieder 1589
      Date: Between 1550 and 1650
      Language: German
      Theme: Winter
      Parts: SSSA
      Lyrics: Der Tag der ist so freudenreich
      aller Creature denn Gottes Sohn vom Himmelreich
      über die Nature von einer Jungfrau ist geborn;
      Maria du bist ausserkorn,
      dass du Mutter werest,
      was geschah so wunderlich;
      Gottes Sohn vom Himmelreich,
      der ist Mensch geboren.

      Derry Ding Ding Dasson

      Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft
      Source: Melismata [1611]
      Date: 1611
      Language: English
      Theme: Round
      Parts: Round of 3
      Lyrics: Derry ding, ding dasson,
      I am John Cheston,
      We weeddon, we wodden, bim bom.

      Deum Celebrate Vocantes

      Language: French
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Deum celebrate vocantes
      ô boni quos laus decet.

      Deus Qui Beatum Marcum

      Composer: G. Gabrieli
      Date: 1597
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: SSAATTTTBB
      Lyrics: Deus, qui Beatum Marcum
      Evangelistam tuum
      Evangelicae praedicationis
      gratia sublimasti: tribue, quaesumus;
      ejus nos semper et eruditione proficere,
      et oratione defendi: alleluja.

      A Dew, A Dew

      Composer: Robert Cornysh [1465 - 1523]
      Date: Between 1450 and 1550
      Language: English
      Theme: Love
      Parts: ATB
      Lyrics: A dew, a dew, my hartis lust,
      A dew, my joy and my solace.
      With dubyl sorow complayn I must,
      Untyl I dye alas, alas.

      Dindirín, Dindirín

      Composer: Anon
      Date: c1500
      Language: Spanish [French]
      Parts: S d3d4 A b2a3 T g2d3 B a1g2
      Lyrics: Dindirín, dindirín, dindiríndaña, dindirindín.

      Je me levé un bel matin,
      Matinata per la prata;
      Encontré le ruiseñor
      Que cantaba so la rama.
      Dindirindín.

      Encontré le ruiseñor
      Que cantaba so la rama
      "Ruiseñor, le ruiseñor,
      Fácteme aquesta embaxata."
      Dindirindín.

      "Ruiseñor, le ruiseñor,
      Fácteme aquesta embaxata
      Y digalo a mon ami
      Que je ya só maritata."
      Dindirindín.

      Do You Not Know?

      Composer: Thomas Morley [1557 - 1603]
      Date: 1593
      Language: English
      Theme: Love
      Parts: S d3f4 A a2c4
      Lyrics: Do you not know, how
      Love lost first his seeing?
      Because with me once gazing,
      On those fair eyes,
      Where all pow'rs have their being.
      She with her beauty blazing,
      Which death might have revived,
      Him of his sight and me of heart deprived.

      Dona Nobis Pacem

      Composer: Palestrina [1525 - 1594]
      Date: 16th Cent.
      Language: Latin
      Themes: Round, Christian, SR
      Parts: Round of 3
      Lyrics: Dona nobis pacem.

      Donnez à Boire

      Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft
      Source: Pammelia [1609]
      Date: 1609
      Language: French
      Themes: Round, Party
      Parts: Round of 4
      Lyrics: Donnez à boire allez,
      bon companion, alleluia.

      Douce Dame Jolie

      Language: French
      Theme: Love
      Parts: Unison
      Lyrics: Douce dame jolie,
      pour Dieu ne penses mie
      que nulle ait signourie
      seur moy fors vous seulement.

      He last et je mendie
      d'esperance et d'aie;
      dont ma joie est fenie,
      se pite ne vous en prent.
      Qu'a des sans tricherie
      chierie vous ay et humblement
      tous les jurs de ma vie
      servie sans vilein pensement.

      qu'il n'a de riens envie
      fors d'estre en v ballie;
      et se ne li ottrie
      vos cuers nul aligement.
      Mais vo douce maistrie
      maistrie mon cuer si durement
      qu'elle le contralie
      et lie en amour stellement.

      a jointes mains deprie
      vo cuer, puis qu'il m'oublie,
      que temprement m'ocie,
      car trop langui longuement.
      Et quant ma maladie
      garie ne sera nullement
      sans vous, douce anemie,
      qui lie estes de mon tourment.

      Dove's Figary

      See: Chestnut

      Down From Above

      Composer: Thomas Bateson
      Language: English
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Down from above falls Jove in rain
      Into fair Danaë's lap amain,
      She starts thereat, yet lamblike still
      At last performeth all his will.
      Both high and low such golden gifts
      Will put their conscience to the shift.

      Dulcis Amica

      Composer: Prioris
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: ATB
      Lyrics: Dulcis amica Dei,
      Rosa vernans decor,
      Tu memor esto mei
      Dum mortis venerit hora.

      E la Don Don, Verges Maria

      Composer: Anon
      Source: Villancicos de diuersos Autores... [1556]
      Date: 1556
      Language: Spanish
      Theme: Winter
      Parts: S c3c4 A c3c4 T g2g3 B b1c3
      Lyrics: E la don don, Verges María, e la don don,
      peu cap desanque que nos dansaron,
      peu cap desanque que nos dansaron.

      O garçons, aquesta nit
      una verges naparit
      un fillo qu'es tro polit
      que non aut au en lo mon.

      Digasnos qui t'ho la dit
      que verges n'haja parit
      que nos mai havem ausit
      lo que tu diu, giranthom.

      A eo dian los argeus
      que cantaven altas veus
      la grolla necelsis Deus
      qu'en Belem to trobaron.

      Per señau nos an birat
      que verets embolicat
      de drapets molt mal faxat
      lo ver diu petit garçon.

      Vin Perot i a Diu verai
      i a la Verges sa mai
      un sorron li portarai
      que sera ple de coucom.

      Ara canta tu Beltran
      per amor deu Sant Infan
      i aprés cantara Joan
      i donar nos han coucom.

      I be cantare sus dich
      per Jesus mon bon amich
      que nos sauvara la nit
      de tot mal quan hom se dorm.

      Edi Beo Thu

      Composer: Anon
      Date: late 12xx
      Language: English
      Theme: Mary
      Parts: T d2d3 B f2b3
      Lyrics: Edi beo thu, hevene quene,
      folkes frovre and engles blis,
      moder unwemmed and maiden clene,
      swich in world non other nis.
      On the hit is wel eth sene of
      alle wimmen thu havest thet pris.
      Mi swete levedi, her mi bene and
      reu of me yif ti wille is.

      Thu asteye so the daiy rewe the
      deleth from the deorke nicht.
      Of the sprong an leomme newe
      that al this world haveth iliyt.
      Nis non maide of thine heowe, swo
      fair, so sschene, so rudi, swo bricht.
      Mi swete levedi of me thu reowe and
      have merci of thin knicht.

      Tho Godes sune aliyte worlde on
      eorthe, al for ure sake,
      herre teyen he him nolde
      thene that maide to beon his make.
      Betere ne miyte he thaiy he wolde ne
      swetture thing on eorthe take.
      Mi levedi, bring us to thine bolde
      and sschild us from helle wrake.

      Ein Feste Burg

      Composer: Johann Walther [1496 - 1570]
      Date: 16th Cent.
      Language: German
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: A c3d4 T f2f3
      Lyrics: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott,
      Ein gute Wehr und Waffen,
      Er hilfft uns frey aus aller Not,
      Die uns jetzt hat betroffen:
      Der alte böse Feind
      Mit Ernst ers jetzt meint,
      Gros Macht und viel List
      Sein grausam Rüstung ist,
      Auff Erd ist nicht seins gleichen.

      Mit unser Macht ist nichts getan,
      Wir sind gar bald verloren,
      Es streit für uns der rechte Man
      Den Gott hat selbs erkoren:
      Fragstu, wer der ist?
      Er heist Jhesu Christ,
      Der Herr Zebaoth,
      Und ist kein ander Gott,
      Das Feld mus er behalten.

      Und wenn die Welt vol Teuffel wehr,
      Und wolt uns gar vorschlingen,
      So fürchten wir uns nicht zu sehr,
      Es sol uns doch gelingen:
      Der Furst dieser Welt,
      Wie sawr er sich stellt,
      Thut er uns doch nicht,
      Das macht, er ist gericht,
      Ein Wörtlin kan ihn fellen.

      Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn,
      Und kein Danck dazu heben,
      Er ist bey uns wol auff dem Plan
      Mit seinem Geist und Gaben:
      Nemen sie uns den Leib,
      Gut Eher, Kindt und Weib,
      Las faren dahin,
      Sie habens kein Gewin,
      Das Reich muss uns doch blieben.

      El Grillo

      Composer: Josquin des Pres [died 1521]
      Date: Between 1450 and 1550
      Theme: SR
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: El grillo, el grillo e buon cantore
      che tiene longo verso.
      Dale beve grillo canta,
      dale dale beve beve grillo grillo canta.
      El grillo, el grillo è buon cantore.

      Ma non fa come gli altri necelli,
      Come li han cantato un poco,
      Van de fatto in altro loco,
      Sempre el grillo sta pur saldo.
      Quando la maggior el caldo
      Alhor canta sol per amore.

      Elslein, Liebstes Elslein Mein

      Composer: Anon
      Date: 14xx
      Language: German
      Theme: Love
      Parts: S c3c4 A a2a3 B g1a2
      Lyrics: Elslein, liebstes Elslein mein,
      wie gern war ich bei dir!
      Es rinnen tiefe Wasser
      wohl zwischen dir und mir!

      Das bringt mir grosse Schmertzen,
      Hertzallerliebster Gsell,
      Red ich von gantzem Hertzen,
      Halts für gross Ungefäll.

      Hoff, Zeit werd es wohl enden,
      Hoff, Glück wird kommen drein,
      Sich in alls Guts verwenden,
      Hertzliebstes Elselein.

      En Moyant Chanter

      Language: French
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: En m'oyant chanter quelque fois
      Tu te plains qu'estre je ne deigne Musicien,
      et que ma voix merite bien que l'on m'enseigne,
      Aussi que la peine je preigne
      D'aprendre ut ré mi fa sol la,
      Quel diable veux tu que j'apreigne,
      Je ne boy que trop saus cela.

      En Natus est Emanuel

      Composer: Michael Praetorius [1571 - 1621]
      Source: Musae Sioniae [1607/9]
      Date: Between 1550 and 1650
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Winter
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: En natus est Emanuel, Dominus,
      quem praedixit Gabriel, Dominus,
      Dominus, Salvator noster est,
      Salvator noster est.

      Hic jacet in præsepio, Dominus,
      puer admirabilis, Dominus,
      Dominus, Salvator noster est,
      Salvator noster est.

      Hæc lux est orta hodie, Dominus,
      ex Maria virgine, Dominus,
      Dominus, Salvator noster est,
      Salvator noster est.

      En Venant de Lyon

      Composer: Jean Mouton
      Date: 1520
      Language: French
      Theme: Love
      Parts: S f3f4 A c3c4 T g2g3 B d2d3
      Lyrics: En venant de Lyon, bon bon bon bon,
      Trouvai en un buisson Robin et Marion:
      Il lui levait son pelisson, bon bon bon bon,
      Mais je ne sais qu'ils font.
      Robin a dit à Marion: bon bon bon bon,
      'Voici bien gardé mouton.'

      En l'Ombre d'un Buissonet

      Composer: Josquin des Pres [died 1521]
      Date: Between 1450 and 1550
      Language: French
      Parts: ATB
      Lyrics: En l'ombre d'un buissonnet,
      Tout au long d'une rivière,
      J'ai trouvé là le fils Marguet
      Qui priait sa dame chère,
      En disant par sa manière:
      "Je vous aime fin cœur doux."
      Adonc répondit la bergère:
      "Robin comment l'attendez vous."

      En la Fuente del Rosel

      Language: Spanish
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: En la fuente del rosel
      Lavan la niña y el donzel.
      Él a ella y ella a él,
      Lavan la niña y el donzel.

      En la fuente de agua clara,
      Con sus manus lavan la cara.

      England, Be Glad

      Composer: Anon
      Language: English
      Theme: War
      Parts: STB
      Lyrics: England, be glad!
      Pluck up thy lusty heart!
      Help now thy king,
      and take his part!

      Against the Frenchmen
      in the field to fight
      in the quarrel of the Church
      and in the right.

      With spears and shields
      on goodly horses light,
      bows and arrows
      to put them all to flight.

      Help now thy king.

      Entlaubet ist der Walde

      Composer: Thomas Stoltzer
      Language: German
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Entlaubet ist der Walde
      gen diesem Winter kalt.
      Beraubet werd ich balde,
      mein Lieb, das macht mich alt.

      Daß ich die Schön' muß meiden,
      die mir gefallen tut,
      bringt mir man'gfältig Leiden,
      macht mir ein schweren Mut.

      Ero Così Dicea

      Language: Italian
      Theme: Love
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Ero così dicea
      Ch'era'l suo amor nell'acque'd ell' ardea:
      Onde lucenti e chiare.
      Che le candide membra'l vago viso
      Dolce baciate del mio bel Narciso:
      Ite superbe al Mare.
      Che si ricco tesor si care spoglie.
      Il vostro grembo accoglie;
      Ch'andrei superba anch'io
      Se tenesi qual voi I'ldolo mio.

      Es ist ein Schnee Gefallen

      Composer: Caspar Othmayr
      Language: German
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Es ist ein Schnee gefallen,
      Wann es ist noch nit Zeit,
      Ich wollt zu meinem Buhlen gan,
      Der Weg ist mir verschneit.

      Es gingen drei Gesellen
      Spazieren um das Haus,
      Das Maidlein war behende,
      Es lugt zum Laden aus.

      Der ein der war ein Reiter,
      Der ander ein Edelmann,
      Der dritt ein stolzer Schreiber,
      Derselbe wollt es han.

      Er tät dem Maidlein kramen
      Von Seiden ein Haarschnur,
      Er gabs dem selben Maidlein:
      "Bind du dein Haar mit zu."

      "Ich will mein Haar nit binden,
      Ich will es hangen lan,
      Ich well wohl diesen Sommer lang
      Frölich zum Tänzegan."

      Es ist ein' Ros'

      Composer: Michael Praetorius [1571 - 1621]
      Date: 1609
      Language: German
      Themes: Christian, SR
      Parts: SATB
      Note: Praetorius arranged this piece from 14th century words
      Lyrics: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen
      Aus einer Wurzel zart,
      Als uns die Altan sungen:
      Aus Jesse Kam die art;
      Und hat ein Blümlein bracht,
      Mitten im Kalten Winter,
      Wohl zu der halben Nacht.

      Das Röslein das ich meine,
      Davon Esaias sagt,
      Hat uns gebracht alleine
      Marie die reine Magd.
      Aus Gottes ew'gem Rat
      Hat sie ein Kind geboren,
      Wohl zu der halben Nacht.

      Et Fusse je Duc de Bourbon

      Language: French
      Theme: Rondeau
      Parts: S c3g4 A e2g3 T b1e2
      Lyrics: 1. 4. 7. Et fusse je Duc de Bourbon,
      Aussi vaillant qu'Hector de Troye,

      2. 8. Pour mon seul je ne vouldroye,
      Qu'avoir de vostre amour le don.

      3. En vous seullement et aul tre non
      Seroit le surplus de ma joye.

      5. De mon cueur ariez le bandon
      Comme celle que j'ameroye.

      6. Sur toutes rien et serviroye,
      Ou ja Dieu ne me fist pardon,

      Ex Semine Abrahe / Ex Semine Rosa / Se J'ai Ame / Hyer Mein Trespensis

      Language: Latin [French]
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: TTT
      Note: Motet texts added to Perotin's Clausula _Ex Semine_
      Lyrics: Ex semine Abrahe, divino moderamine
      Igne pio numine producis, Domine;
      Hominis salutem, paupertate nuda,
      Virginis nativitate de tribu Juda.
      Iam propinas ovum per natale novum
      Piscem, panem dabis, partu sine semine.

      Ex semine Rosa prodit spine Fructus olee
      Oleastro legitur Virgo propagine
      Nasctur Judee stelle matutine
      Radius exoritur Nubis caligine
      Radio sol stelle petra fluit melle
      Parit flos puelle verbum sine semine.

      Se j'ai amé N'en doi estre blasmé qant sui assené
      A la plus cortoise riens de Paris la cité
      Mes en tout mon vivant n'en ai un biau semblant
      Si est a touz fors q'a moi Franche et humiliant;
      Mes s'ele seust de voir cum je l'aim sant decevoir,
      Ele m'otast de doulor qu'ele me dounast s'amor.

      Hyer mein trespensis erroie mon chemin vi desouz un pin
      Pastorele qi Robin apeloit de cuer fin.
      Tantost vers lui me trais s'amors li demendei.
      Ele respont maintenant, "Biau sire, non ferai
      Qar j'ai ami novel et s'amormoult me plait
      N'autre ne vueill de lui. A moi avez vous falli."

      Fa Una Canzona

      Composer: Orazio Vecchi
      Language: Italian
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Fa una canzona senza note nere
      Se mai bramasti la mia gratia havere
      Falla d'un tuonó ch'invita al dormire
      Dolcemente, dolcement facendola finire.

      Per entro non vi spargere durezze
      Che le mie orecchie non vi sono avezze
      Falla d'un tuo no ch'invita al dormire
      Dolcemente, dolcement facendola finire.

      Ne vi far cifra o segno contra segno
      Sopra ogni cosa quest'è'l mio disegno
      Falla d'un tuonó ch'invita al dormire
      Dolcemente, dolcement facendola finire.

      Con questo stile il fortunato Orfeo
      Proserpina la giù placar poteo,
      Questo è lo stile che quetar già feo
      Con dolcezza a Saul lo spirto reo!

      Fair Phyllis I Saw Sitting All Alone

      Composer: John Farmer
      Date: c1600
      Language: English
      Themes: Love, SR
      Parts: S f3d4 A b2d4 T e2f3 B f1b2
      Lyrics: Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone
      Feeding her flock near to the mountain side.
      The shepherds knew not whither she was gone,
      But after her lover Amyntas hied,
      Up and down he wandered whilst she was missing
      When he found her, oh then they fell a-kissing.

      Faute d'Argent

      Composer: Josquin des Pres [died 1521]
      Date: Between 1450 and 1550
      Language: French
      Parts: S c3d4 A a2f3 T c2f3 T d2b2 B g1b2
      Lyrics: Faute d'argent, c'est douleur nompareille,
      Si je le dis, las! je sais bien pour quoi:
      Sans de quibus ilse faut tenir coi,
      Femme qui dort pour argen on l'éveille.

      Fi Maris de Vostre Amour

      Composer: Adam de la Halle [c1230 - c1288]
      Date: 13th Cent.
      Language: French
      Themes: Love, Rondeau
      Parts: ATB
      Lyrics: 1. 4. 7. Fi, maris, de vostre amour,

      2. 8. Car j'ai ami!

      3. Biaus est, et de noble atour.

      5. Il me sert et nuit et jour;

      6. Pour che l'aim si.

      Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers

      Composer: John Wilbye
      Language: English
      Theme: Love
      Parts: S e3g4 S f3g4 A f2b3 T e2g3 B a1b2
      Lyrics: Flora gave me fairest flowers,
      None so fair in Flora's treasure.
      These I placed on Phyllis' bowers,
      She was pleased, and she my pleasure.
      Smiling meadows seem to say:
      Come wantons, here to play.

      Follow Me Quickly

      Composer: Anon
      Date: 1609
      Language: English
      Themes: Round, Party
      Parts: Round of 3
      Lyrics: Follow me quickly,
      Jack is a pretty boy,
      round about, standing stout,
      singing ale in a bowl,
      falafolla, my diry com dandy.

      Follow Me, Sweet Love

      Composer: Michael East
      Date: 1606
      Language: English
      Theme: Love
      Parts: S c3e4 A c3d4 B c2d3
      Lyrics: Follow me, sweet love and soul's delight,
      Or else by my exile my soul is sever'd quite,
      My hand, my heart, my faith, my love, my life is thine,
      O save thine own if thou wilt not do mine.

      Forestieri a la Ventura

      Composer: Anon
      Source: Frottole Libro VI [1505]
      Date: 1505
      Language: Italian
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Forestieri a la ventura,
      Giunti siam a Roma sancta,
      Ciascheduno di nui si canta
      A più modi cum misura.

      Noi cantiamo per b molle,
      Per b quadro, et per natura,
      Cosa alcuna, nui non tolle
      El cantar che, che sempre dura,

      Cum ingegno e gran mesura
      Giorno e note hor alto hor basso,
      Ch'ogni cor afflicto e lasso
      Levarem d'ogni altra cura.

      Fuggiro Tant, Amore

      Composer: Marenzio
      Language: Italian
      Theme: Love
      Parts: SAB
      Lyrics: Fuggirò, fuggirò, fuggirò tant', Amore,
      Che scemerà l'ardore,
      Le fiamm' e le catene
      Che tengono quest' alma in tante pene.

      Fuggirò, fuggirò, fuggirò tanto, tanto,
      Che cesserà il mio pianto,
      Il nodo, l'arco, e'l strale,
      Che tien quest' alma in doglia aspra e mortale.

      Fuggirò, fuggirò, fuggirò il forte laccio,
      Et uscirò d'impaccio,
      Ne di fuggir mi pento,
      E scemar quest' ardor che nel cor sento.

      Fuggirò, fuggirò, fuggirò dunque Amore,
      Sciolto dal fiero ardore,
      E dirò nel fuggire:
      "Donna tu se cagion del mio martire."

      Gaudete

      Composer: Michael Praetorius [1571 - 1621]
      Date: 1521
      Language: Latin
      Themes: Winter, SR
      Parts: SATB solo S
      Lyrics: Chorus: Gaudete, gaudete Christus est natus,
      ex Maria Virgine gaudete.

      Tempus ad est gratiae,
      hoc quod opta bamus,
      carmina laetitiae,
      devote redamus.

      Deus homo factus est,
      natura mirrante
      mundus renovatus est,
      a Christo regnante.

      Ezecheelis porta
      clausa per transitor
      unde lux est orta
      sallus invenitor.

      Ergo nostra contio
      psallat iam in lustro
      benedicat Domino,
      sallus rege nostro.

      Gaudete Omnes

      Composer: Hieronymus Praetorius [1560 - 1629]
      Source: Cantiones Sacrae de Praecipuiis Festis Totius Anni [1599 [revised in 1607 and 1622]]
      Date: 1599
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: SSATTB
      Lyrics: Gaudete omnes, et laetamini:
      Quia ecce desideratus advenit:
      Introite in conspectu eius, in exultatione:
      Scitote quoniam ipse est ex pectatio nostra,
      Alleluia.

      Gaudete Populi

      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: Unison
      Lyrics: Gaudete, populi, et laetamini.
      Angelus sedit super lapidem Domini;
      ipse vobis evangelizabit.
      Christus surrexit a mortuis
      Salvator mundi, et replevit omnia suavitate.
      Gaudete, populi, et laetamini.

      Erat autem aspectus eius sicut fulgur,
      et vestimenta eius sicut nix, et dixit:
      Et exierunt mulieres cito de monumento,
      cum timore et gaudio magno currentes
      nuntiare discipulis quia resurrexit.

      Gloria et honor Patri at Filio,
      et Spiritui Sancto, in saecula saeculorum.
      Amen. Gaudete, populi, et laetamini.

      Get Hence Foul Grief

      Language: English
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Get hence foul grief,
      the canker of the mind,
      farewell, complaint,
      the miser's only pleasure.
      Away vain cares by which few men
      do find their sought treasure.

      Ye helplesse sighes
      blow out your breath to nought,
      tears drown yourselves
      for woe your cause is wasted,
      thought think to end too long the fruit
      of thought my mind hath tasted.

      Gioite Tutti in Suoni

      Composer: Vecchi
      Language: Italian
      Theme: Dance
      Parts: SATTB
      Lyrics: Gioite tutti in suoni e'n canti e'n balli,
      Poi che la vaga primavera è giunta,
      E fioriscon le valli,
      E fuor la rosa spunta,
      Scherzan gl'amori, E van spargendo fiori.

      Prendete, Ninfe, in vostri almi pastori,
      Che la stagion novella invita al ballo,
      Hor sfogate gl'ardori,
      Senza prov' intervallo,
      Liete calcate, Le verd' herbette grate.

      Passa la primavera e'l verno viene,
      Però d'amor godet' il frutto o amanti,
      Che le luci serene
      E d'angeli i sembianti
      Tosto hanno fine, Come s'imbianca il crine.

      Giovane Tutte Siano

      Composer: Anon
      Language: Italian
      Themes: Love, Hunt
      Parts: SATB
      Note: Text by Guglielmo detto il Guggiola
      Lyrics: Giovane tutte siano use a cacciare,
      Nè ma'vorremo altro exercitio fare.
      Ne' nostri folti et prunosi boschetti
      Molti a nimali abbia mo,
      Et senza scior mastin veltri o bracchetti
      Connigliassai pigliamo,
      Perchè come la rete, a quei tendiamo,
      Al primo drento vegli faciam dare.

      Et si dimostrono un tal pocho arditi
      Come e' vi sono entrati,
      Poi tutti stanchi, humili, avviliti,
      Dannoi ne son cavati,
      Et poi ch'alquanto si son riposati,
      El simil ginocho faciam lor fare.

      Questi conigli di fiorite erbette
      Prendon la lor pastura,
      Et chi nel suo giardin, donne, gli mette
      Gode fuor di misura,
      Et benche sien d'assai calda natura
      Arosti et lessi si possono usare.

      Donne, a che vuol cacciar, questo secreto
      Gli sie sol rammentato,
      Che viene spesso l'animal dirieto
      Dove non e aspettato,
      Et da gran forza spinto et trasportato
      Rompe la rete a chi nol sa guidare.

      In buchi, 'n tane e'n fessi sempre mai
      Questi animali stanno,
      Et generando d'ogni tempo assai
      Molto gran frutto fanno;
      La state e'l verno et tutto quanto l'anno
      Si veghon sempre mai multiplicare.

      Come gia molte donne alte et famose
      Son chacciatrici state,
      Cosi schifando noi lo stare otiose,
      Sianci a quest' arte date,
      Et pero, donne, anche vo'non vi state,
      Che non c'e miglior cosa che 'l chacciare.

      Goday, My Lord

      Language: English
      Themes: Winter, SR
      Parts: AB
      Lyrics: Burden: Goday, goday,
      My lord Sire Christëmas, goday!

      Goday, Sire Christëmas, our king,
      For ev'ry man, both old and ying,
      Is glad and blithe of your coming:
      Goday!

      Goddës Son so much of ight
      From heaven to earthë down is light
      And born is of a maid so bright;
      Goday!

      Heaven and earth and also hell,
      And all that ever in them dwell,
      Of your coming they beth full snell;
      Goday!

      Of your coming this clerkës find:
      Ye come to save all mankind
      And of their balës them unbind;
      Goday!

      All manner of mirthës we will make
      And solace to our heartës take,
      My seemly lordë, for your sake;
      Goday!

      Gospel Sticheron No. 2

      Composer: Fyodor Krestyanin
      Language: Russian
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: Unison
      Lyrics: So miromo prishedoshimo izhe so Marieyu zhenamo,
      i nedomisliashchimosia, kakobi imo uluchiti hotenie,
      yavisia kamene voziato,
      i bozhestvenniy yunosha rastilaya miatezhe iho dushe:
      vosta bo, i reche: Isuso Ghospode.
      Teme propovedite propovednikom Yego uchenikomo
      v Galileyu teshchi, i videte Yego
      voskressha iz mertviiho,
      yako Zhiznodavetsa i Ghospoda.

      The Great Bells of Osney

      Composer: Anon
      Date: 1609
      Language: English
      Theme: Round
      Parts: Round of 3
      Lyrics: The great bells of Osney,
      They ring, they jing, they ring, they jing,
      The tenor of them goes merrily.

      Green Groweth the Holly

      Composer: Henry VIII [1491 - 1547]
      Date: Between 1450 and 1550
      Language: English
      Themes: Winter, SR
      Parts: ATB
      Lyrics: Green grow'th the holly,
      So doth the ivy,
      Though winter blasts
      Blow never so high;
      Green grow'th the holly.

      As the holly grow'th green
      And never changeth hew,
      So I am, ever hath been
      Unto my lady true.

      As the holly grow'th green
      With ivy all alone,
      When flowers cannot be seen
      And greenwood leaves be gone.

      Now unto my lady
      Promise to her I make
      From all other only
      To her I me betake.

      Adieu, mine own lady,
      Adieu, my special,
      Who hath my heart truly,
      Be sure, and ever shall.

      Hac in Anni Janua

      Date: early 12xx
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: TTT
      Lyrics: Hac in anni janua,
      hoc in anni januario
      tendamus ad ardua virtutum subsidio.
      Gaudia sunt mutua, muto facto vitio;
      reproborum fatua reprobatur actio.

      Hardis Francois

      See: La Prise de Calais

      Hark All Ye Lovely Saints

      Composer: Thomas Weelkes [1575 - 1623]
      Date: Between 1550 and 1650
      Language: English
      Theme: Love
      Parts: SSATB
      Lyrics: Hark all ye lovely saints above,
      Diana hath agreed with love,
      his fiery weapon to remove.
      Fa la la la la...

      See, see your mistress bids you cease
      And welcome love with love's increase;
      Diana hath procured your peace.
      Fa la la la la...

      Do you not see how they agree?
      Then cease fair Ladies, why weep ye?
      Fa la la la la...

      Cupid hath sworn His bow forlorn
      To break and burn, ere Ladies mourn.
      Fa la la la la...

      Hau, Hau, Hau le Boys

      Composer: Claudin
      Language: French
      Theme: Party
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Hau, hau, hau le boys!
      Prions à Dieu, le roy de roys,
      Garder cegentol vin françoys
      Si en beuvrons six potz pour trois.
      Hau, hau, hau le boys!
      Si en beubrons six potz pour troys
      Pour mieulx nous esclarcir les voix.
      Beuvons d'autant, ie my en vois.
      Hau, hau, hau le boys!

      Have I Found Her?

      Composer: Francis Pilkington [c1562 - 1638]
      Date: Between 1550 and 1650
      Language: English
      Theme: Love
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Have I found her? O rich finding!
      Goddess like for to behold,
      Her fair tresses seemly binding,
      In a chain of pearl and gold,
      Chain me, chain me, O most fair,
      Chain me to thee with that hair.

      He That Will an Alehouse Keep

      Composer: Anon
      Date: 1611
      Language: English
      Themes: Round, Party, SR
      Parts: Round of 3
      Lyrics: He that will an alehouse keep
      must have three things in store:
      a chamber and a feather bed,
      a chimney and a hey nonny nonny no.

      Heirmos of the Kanon for St. Demetrius

      Date: 11xx
      Language: Russian
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: Unison
      Lyrics: Oto megli Iiutiya i nevezhestva ochisti ni,
      yako si otechestvuliubche, mudre Demitriye,
      molitvami si dazhe vospevati sveteloye
      tvoye torzhestvo vo deneshenii dene.

      Hey Ho, Nobody at Home

      Composer: Anon
      Date: 1609
      Language: English
      Themes: Round, Party, SR
      Parts: Round of 5
      Lyrics: Hey ho, nobody at home,
      Meat nor drink nor money have I none.
      Fill the pot, Edie.

      Hey Ho, to the Greenwood

      Composer: David Melvill
      Source: Book of Roundels [1612]
      Date: 1612
      Language: English
      Themes: Round, Hunt, SR
      Parts: Round of 3
      Lyrics: Hey ho, to the greenwood now let go,
      Sing hey and ho.
      And there shall we find both buck and doe,
      Sing hey and ho,
      The hart and hind and the little pretty roe,
      Sing hey and ho.

      Hey Now Now

      Composer: Farthing
      Language: English
      Themes: Round, Love
      Parts: Round of 3
      Lyrics: Hey now now.
      Gracious and gay
      On her li'th all my thought
      But she rew on me today
      To death she hath me brought.

      Hey Trolly Lolly

      Composer: Anon
      Language: English
      Themes: Round, Love
      Parts: Round of 3
      Lyrics: Hey trolly lolly lolly!
      My love is lusty, pleasant and demure
      That hath my heart in cure, hey trolly!
      As the hawk to the lure
      So my heart to her I ensure;
      Hey trolly lolly!
      Trolly lolly lo,
      Glad to do her pleasure and thus I will endure;
      Hey trolly lolly lo!

      Hey, Trola, There Boys There

      Composer: Edward Piers
      Date: c1600
      Language: English
      Theme: Hunt
      Parts: SSAT
      Lyrics: Hey, trola, trola,
      there, there boys there,
      hoick-a, hoick, whoope, whoope, crie,
      there they goe, they goe,
      they are at a fault.

      Boy, winde the Horne,
      sing tiue, tiue, tiue
      now in full crie
      with yeeble yable,
      gibble gabble, hey,

      The hounds do knocke it lustily
      with open mouth and lustie, lustie crie

      Hold Thy Peace

      Composer: Anon
      Date: 1609
      Language: English
      Theme: Round
      Parts: Round of 3
      Lyrics: Hold thy peace, and I prithee
      hold thy peace, thou knave.

      Honest Recreation

      Composer: Thomas Campian
      Arranged by: Joseph Casazza and Jennifer Kobayashi
      Language: English
      Theme: Party
      Parts: SAB
      Lyrics: When travails great in matters thick
      Have dulled your wits and made them sick,
      What medicine then your wits to quick?
      If ye will know the best physic
      Is to give place to Honest Recreation,
      Give place we say now for thy consolation.

      Where is that wit that we seek then?
      Alas he lieth here pale and wan.
      Help him at once now if we can
      O wit how dost thou? Look up man.
      O wit give place to Honest Recreation,
      Give place we say now for thy consolation.

      Upon his feet would God he were!
      To raise him now we need not fear.
      Stay you his hands, while we him bear.
      Now all at once upright him rear.
      O wit give place to Honest Recreation,
      Give place we say now for thy consolation.

      Hosanna to the Son of David

      Composer: Thomas Weelkes [1575 - 1623]
      Date: Between 1550 and 1650
      Language: English
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: SSATBB
      Lyrics: Hosanna to the Son of David,
      Blessed be the King that cometh
      in the name of the Lord.
      Hosanna in the highest heavens,
      Thou that sittest in the highest heavens.
      Hosanna in excelsi Deo.

      How Should I Sing Well

      Language: English
      Theme: Round
      Parts: Round of 5
      Lyrics: How should I sing well and not be weary,
      since we lack money to make us merry?

      Hé, Diex! Quant Verrai

      Composer: Adam de la Halle [c1230 - c1288]
      Date: 13th Cent.
      Language: French
      Themes: Rondeau, Love
      Parts: A b2f3 A b2a3 T f2a2
      Lyrics: 1. 4. 7. Hé, Diex! quant verrai

      2. 8. Cheli que j'aim?

      3. Certes je ne sai.

      5. De vir son cor gai

      6. Muir tout de faim.

      Hélas Madame

      Composer: Henry VIII [1491 - 1547]
      Date: Between 1450 and 1550
      Language: French
      Theme: Love
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Hélas madame, celle que j'aime tant
      Souffrez que sois votre humble servant;
      Votre humble servant je serai à toujours,
      Et tant que je viv'rai
      aultr' n'aimerai que vous.

      I C U B A K

      Composer: Anon
      Date: 1609
      Language: English
      Theme: Round
      Parts: Round of 4
      Lyrics: I C U B A K,
      And evermore will be,
      Though John Cooke he saith nay,
      O, what a knave is he.

      I Dare Not Say

      See: La, La, La, Jene l'Ose Dire

      I Have Been a Foster

      Composer: Cooper
      Language: English
      Themes: Hunt, Age
      Parts: TTB
      Lyrics: I have been a foster
      Long and many a day;
      Foster will I be no more,
      No longer shoot I may;
      Yet have I been a foster.

      Hand I will my noble bow
      Upon the greenwood bough,
      For I cannot shoot in plain
      Nor yet in rough;
      Yet have I been a foster.

      Every bow for me is too big;
      Mine arrow nigh worn is;
      The glue is slipp'd from the nick;
      When I should shoot I miss;
      Yet have I been a foster.

      Lady Venus hath commanded me
      Out of her court to go;
      Right plainly he sheweth me
      That beauty is my foe;
      Yet have I been a foster.

      My beard is so hard, God wot,
      When I should maidens kiss,
      They stand aback and make it strange;
      Lo, age is cause of this;
      Yet have I been a foster.

      Now will I take to me my beads
      For and my psalter-book,
      And pray I will for them that may,
      For I may nought but look;
      Yet have I been a foster.

      I Have Ere this Time

      Composer: Thomas Whythorne
      Date: 1571
      Language: English
      Theme: Party
      Parts: S f3c4 A a2c4 T e2e3 B b1b2
      Lyrics: I have ere this time heard many one say:
      Take time while time is, for time will away.

      Whoso that great affairs have to be done,
      Which at their own will they may despatch soon,
      Let no deferrings of time be used,
      Lest they be far off when they would be sped.

      I Know a Young Maiden Wonderous Fair

      Composer: Orlando di Lasso [1532 - 1594]
      Date: 16th Cent.
      Language: German
      Theme: Love
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Ich waiss mir ein Meidlein hübsch und fein,
      Küt du dich, es kann wohl falsch und freundlich sein,
      Küt du dich, vertrau ihr nicht, sie narret dich!

      I Rede that Thu Be Joly and Glad

      Language: English
      Theme: Party
      Parts: AT
      Lyrics: I rede that thu be joly and glad
      and evermorë thu aspye;
      who be to wronge other to sad,
      put hym out of thy company!
      and so thu might be myry and glad.

      For, by my truthe, an angri man,
      and hym like out amys,
      he wol do al that he can
      to make men angeri as he ys.

      I am a Jolly Foster

      Composer: Anon
      Language: English
      Theme: Hunt
      Parts: TTB
      Lyrics: Burden: I am a jolly foster,
      And have been many a day;
      And foster will I be still
      For shoot right well I may.

      Wherefore should I hang up my bow
      Upon the greenwood bough?
      I can bend and draw a bow,
      And shoot well enough;
      I am a jolly foster.

      Wherefore should I hang up mine arrow
      Upon the greenwood lind?
      I have stregth to make it flee
      And kill both heart and hind:
      I am a jolly foster.

      Wherefore should I hang up my horn
      Upon the greenwood tree?
      I can blow the death of a deer
      As well as any that ever I see:
      I am a jolly foster.

      Wherefore should I tie up my hound
      Unto the greenwood spray?
      I can ludge and make a suit
      As well as any in May:
      I am a jolly foster.

      I'ay Cause de Moy Coutenter

      Composer: Sohier
      Date: 1529
      Language: French
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: I'ay cause de moy coutenter,
      Et de prendre reiouissance,
      Car i'ay l'honneur et recreance
      De la plus belle qui soit de ça la mer:
      Car c'est des dames la nompareille.

      Ich Hab Heimlich Ergeben

      Language: German
      Parts: S c3d4 T c2d3
      Lyrics: Ich hab heimlich ergeben mich
      Eim schönen Helden werde,
      In Ehr und Treu on alle Reu,
      Seins gleich lebt nicht auf Erde:
      An Wolgestalt findt man kein bald,
      Schon Absalon muss weichen,
      Sinnreich, klug, weiss,
      Salmon ist zu vergleichen.

      Den Helden kön für all ich krön,
      Von edlem Stamm geboren,
      Zu im stet hin mein Mut und Sin,
      Zu lieben in erkoren:
      Er ist mein Freud, mein Augenweyd,
      Mein bester Schatz auff Erden,
      Ich bin im hold,
      Hoff auch er soll mir werden.

      Hoffnung mich nert, ich werd gewert,
      In disem Fal beglúcken,
      Ein kleine Zeyt ich wol erpeit,
      Gott kanns und wirds wol schicken,
      Auff den ich baw, hoff und vertraw,
      Zu im mein stetes Flehen,
      Gib im die Sach,
      Er wird mich wohl versehen.

      Ich Schwing Mein Horn

      Composer: Ludwig Senfl [c1486 - c1543]
      Date: Between 1450 and 1550
      Language: German
      Theme: Hunt
      Parts: ATTB
      Lyrics: Ich schwing mein Horn in Jammers Ton,
      Mein Freud ist mir verschwunden,
      Ich hab gejagt on Abelon,
      Das Wild lauft vor der Hunden:

      Ein edel Wild in diesem Gfild,
      Hab ich mir auseroren,
      Es scheucht ab mir, als ich es spür,
      Mein Jagen ist verloren.

      If You Will Drink for Pleasure

      Language: English
      Themes: Round, Party
      Parts: Round of 3
      Lyrics: If you will drink for pleasure,
      Let each man take of his measure.
      A pint and be gone is enough for one
      To drink and pay of his treasure.
      But if more he will call
      Let that man pay for all.

      Il Bianco e Dolce Cigno

      Composer: Arcadel
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Il bianco e dolce cigno cantando more,
      et io Piengendo giungo al fin del viver mio.
      Strano e diversa sorte ch'ei more sconsolato,
      Et io moro beato. Morte, che nel morire
      Mi empie di gioia tutto e di desire.
      Se nel morir altro dolor non sento
      Di milli morte il di sarei contento.

      In Dulci Jubilo [3 parts]

      Composer: Michael Praetorius [1571 - 1621]
      Date: 1607
      Language: German [Latin]
      Themes: Christian, SR
      Parts: SAT
      Lyrics: In dulci jubilo
      nun singet und seid froh!
      Unsers Herzen Wonne
      leit in praesepio
      und leuchtet als die Sonne
      matris in gremio
      Alpha es et O.

      In Dulci Jubilo [4 parts]

      Composer: Praetorius
      Source: Praetorius: Works V
      Language: German [Latin]
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: In dulci jubilo
      nun singet und seid froh
      unsers Herzen Wonne
      leit in praesepio
      und leuchtet als die Sonne
      matris in gremio
      Alpha es et O.

      O Jesu parvule
      nach dir ist mir so weh
      tröst mir mein Gemüte
      o puer optime
      durch alle deine Güte
      o princeps gloriae
      trahe me post me.

      O Patris caritas
      o nati lenitas
      wie wärn all verloren
      per nostra crimina
      so hat er uns erworben
      coelorum gaudia
      eia wärn wir da.

      Ubi sunt gaudia
      nirgends mehr genn da
      da die Engel singen
      nova cantica
      und die Schellen klingen
      in Regis curia
      eia wärn wir da.

      In May, that Lusty Season

      Composer: Farthing
      Language: English
      Themes: Round, Spring
      Parts: Round of 3
      Lyrics: In May, that lusty season,
      To gather the flowers down
      By the meadows green;
      The birdes sang on every side
      So merrily it joy'd my heart
      They toyned so clean.
      The nightingale sang on high
      Joyfully, so merrily
      Among the thornes keen.

      In Te Domine

      Composer: Jusquin d'Ascanio
      Date: c1500
      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: In te, domine, speravi
      Per trovar pieta in eterno,
      Main un tristo e obscuro inferno
      Fui e frustra laboravi.
      Rotto e al vento ogni speranza;
      Veggio il ciel voltarmi in pianto,
      Suspir lachryme m'avanza.
      Del mio tristo sperar tanto
      Fui ferito, se non quanto
      Tribulando ad te clamavi:
      In te, domine, speravi.

      Innsbruck, Ich Muss Dich Lassen

      Composer: Heinrich Isaak
      Language: German
      Theme: SR
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen,
      ich fahr dahin mein
      Strassen in fremde Land dehin.
      Mein Freud isr mir genommen,
      die ich nit weiss bekommen,
      wo ich im Elend bin.

      Integer Vitae

      Language: Latin
      Theme: Christian
      Parts: SAT
      Lyrics: Integer vitae scelerisque purus.
      Non eget Meuri iaculis, nec arcu.
      Nec venenatis gravidas sagittis.
      Fusce pharetra.

      Sive per Syrteis iter aestuosas.
      Sive facturus per inhospitalem
      Caucasum vel quae loca fabulosus
      Lambit Hydaspes.

      Namque me silva lupus in Sabina.
      Dum meam canto Lalagen et ultra
      Terminum curis vagor expeditus.
      Fugit inermem.

      Quale portentum neque militaris
      Daunias in latis alit aesculetis
      Nec lubae tellus generat, leonum
      Arida nutrix

      Pone me pigris ubi nulla campis
      Arbor aestiva recreatur aura.
      Quod latus mundi nebulae malusque
      Iuppiter urget:

      Pone sub curru nimium propinqui
      Solis, in terra domibus negata:
      Dulce ridentem Lalagen amabo.
      Dulce loquentem.

      Io Non Compro Più Speranza

      Composer: Marchetto Cara [c1470 - c1525]
      Date: Between 1450 and 1550
      Language: Italian
      Theme: Love
      Parts: Unison
      Lyrics: Io non compro più speranza
      Ché gli è falsa mercancia.
      A dar sol attendo via
      Quella poca che m'avanza.
      Io non compro piu speranza
      Ché gli è falsa mercancia.

      Cara un tempo la comprai,
      Hor la vendo a bon mercato.
      E consiglio ben che mai
      Non ne compri un sventurato
      Ma più presto nel suo stato
      Se ne resti con costanza.
      Io non compro più speranza
      Ché gli è falsa mercancia.

      Issei

      Language: Japanese
      Parts: Unison (and S Solo)
      Note: Words by poet Kung-cheng I.
      Lyrics: Issei no hokan wa
      Aki shinrei no kumo wo odorokasu;
      Suhaku no geisho wa
      Akatsuki Kosan no tsui wo okuru.

      It Was a Lover and His Lass

      Composer: Thomas Morley [1557 - 1603]
      Date: Between 1550 and 1650
      Language: English
      Themes: Spring, Love, SR
      Parts: SATB
      Lyrics: It was a lover and his lass
      With a hey and a ho and a hey nonino,
      That o'er the green corn fields did pass,

      Chorus: In spring time, the only pretty ring time,
      When birds do sing
      Hey ding a ding a ding,
      Sweet lovers love the spring.

      Between the Akers of the rie
      With a hey and a ho and a hey nonino,
      These prettie countrie fools would lie

      This carrell they began that hour
      With a hey and a ho and a hey nonino,
      That a life was but a flower

      Then prettie lovers take the take
      With a hey and a ho and a hey nonino,
      For love is crowned with the prime

      Ivy is Good

      Language: English
      Theme: Winter
      Parts: STT
      Lyrics: Burden: Ivy is good and glad to see,
      Ivy is fair in his degree.

      Ivy is both fair and green
      in winter and in summer also;
      and it is medicinable I ween,
      who knew the virtues that long thereto:
      Ivy, ivy: it is good and lusty
      and in his kind a well good tree.

      Ivy hath virtues full good;
      namely, spreading over the ground;
      whether it be in town or wood,
      it helpeth the sore and maketh sound:
      Ivy, ivy: in book is found full sikerly
      that green is gladsome to see.

      When other trees most del fail,
      then bearth Ivy his berries full bold;
      in great stormes of snow and hail
      it spares for no weather's cold:
      Ivy, ivy: to bring forth fruit full properly,
      to beast and bird full great plenty.

      The fairest bird that flieth by sky,
      For gladness of that lusty tree,
      Might make his nest in green Ivy
      To nourish his birdes fair and free:
      Ivy, ivy: Therein is covert well privy
      To comfort him that there will be.

      Where it taketh hold it keepeth fast
      And strenketh it that is him by;
      It keepeth wall from cost and waste,
      As men may see all day at hye:
      Ivy, ivy: I can tell no cause why
      But we must love that gentle tree.

      J'ai les Maus d'Amours

      Theme: Love
      Parts: SAB
      Lyrics: J'ai les maus d'amours sanz doulor
      Quant cele m'a s'amour dounée
      Qui mon cuer et m'amour a
      Et puis qu'el la bien sai qu'elle m'ocira. /

      Que ferai, biau sire Diex?
      Li regart de ses verz euz
      J'atendrai pour avoir mieix merci
      Li regart de ces vers euz m'ocist. /

      In seculum

      Jack Boy, News

      Composer: Anon
      Date: 1609
      Language: English
      Theme: Round
      Parts: Round of 4
      Lyrics: Jack boy, ho, boy, news.
      The cat is in the well.
      Let us ring now for her knell,
      Ding dong ding dong bell.

      Jack and Joan

      Composer: Thomas Campian
      Date: 1613
      Language: English
      Theme: SR
      Parts: S g3f4 A a2c4 B a1a2
      Lyrics: Jack and Joan they think no ill,
      But loving live; and merry still
      Do their weekday's work, and pray
      Devoutly on the holy day:
      Skip and trip it on the green,
      And help to choose the Summer Queen;
      Lash out at a country feast,
      Their silver penny with the best.

      Now you courtly dames and knights,
      That study only strange delights,
      Though you scorn the home-spun grey
      And revel in your rich array,
      Though your tongues dissemble deep
      And can your heads from danger keep;
      Yet, for all your pomp and train,
      Securer lives the silly swain.

      Jesu Dulcis Memoria

      Composer: St. Bernard [1091 - 1153]
      Date: Between 1050 and 1150
      Language: Latin
      Theme: