This Endris Night

English carol, 15th century Scott Mitchell

      
             
Moderate (about  = 80)

Sopr.       


 

 
This en dris night I saw a sight, a star as bright as day; and

       
                   



   
Alto 1
Alto 2

   
This en dris night I saw a sight, a star as bright as day; and

 
                   
 



Tenor

 
This en dris night I saw a sight, a star as bright as day; and

          
 
 
 

   
Bari.
Bass

A star as bright as day; and

5        
                  



 
ev er a mong, a maid en sung, lul lay, by by, lul lay, lul

        
                    


     


ev er a mong, a maid en sung, lul lay, by by, lul lay, lul

 
                   




ev er a mong, a maid en sung, by by, lul lay,

     
           
  
ev er a mong, a maid en sung,

© 1991 Scott Mitchell

9         
       
2

     
Fine

lay, by by, lul lay, by by, lul lay lul lay.

        
              
 


    
 
  


lay, by by, lul lay, by by, lul lay lul lay.

    
          
rall.

 
by by, lul lay, lul lay, lul lay, lul lay.

  
           
  
   


 
rall.

 

by by, lul lay, lul lay, lul lay, lul lay.
lul lay.

13        
                    

This love ly la dy sat and sung, and to her child did say, "My son, my bro ther,

   
          

     
  
This love ly la dy sat and sung, "My son, my

     
   

              
   



This love ly la dy sat and sung, "My son, my
     
3

              
     
18 

fath er, dear, why liest thou thus in hay? My sweet est bird, thus 'tis re quired, though

   
    
                   
 

fath er, why liest thou in hay? My sweet test bird, thus 'tis re quired, though

      
  

            
   
 
fath er, why liest thou in hay?

23        
   
            
      

thou be king ver ay, but nev er the less I will not cease to sing, by by, lul lay."

        
    
    
                 
 
    
thou be king ver ay, but nev er the less I will not cease to sing, by by, lul lay."

           
          


But nev er the less I will not cease to sing, lul lay."

          

29    
4

              



My son, my broth er, fath er, dear, why liest thou

  
          
 
The child then spake, and said, "Yea I am

       
  
      
      
The child then spake in his talk ing, and to his moth er said, "Yea

         
   


 
The child then spake, and said, "Yea I am

33    
         
thus in hay? Why liest thou in hay?

   
                
  
 
known as king in crib though I be laid.

          
     
I am known as heav en king in crib though I be laid.

            
  

known as king in crib though I be laid.
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              
37


      
For an gels bright down to me light and

        


   
                
For an gels bright down to me light and

   

        
For an gels bright down to me light, thou know est 'tis no nay, and

41          
      

  

       
for that sight thou mayst de light to sing lul lay."

      
      

      
            
for that sight thou mayst de light to sing lul lay."

   
        
for that sight thou mayst de light to sing, by by, lul lay."

45   
                      

  
    
"Now sweet son since it is come so, that all is at thy will, I

      

     
              
"Now since it is come that all is




        
 
Yea I am known as heav en king in crib though

  



"Now since it is come that all is
49       
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             

pray thee grant to me a boon, if it be right and skill, that child or man who can be

  
             
          


 
at thy will, I pray thee grant, that child or man who can be

   
             



 


I be laid, I pray thee grant, that child or man who will or can be

           
         
    


at thy will, I pray thee grant, that child or man who will or can be

       
 
         
 D.C. al Fine
55 

mer ry on my day, to bliss thou bring, lul lay."


                  
 

  

mer ry on my day, to bliss thou bring, lul lay."

        
          
 

mer ry on my day, to bliss thou bring, and I shall sing lul lay."

     
     


      


  
mer ry on my day, to bliss thou bring, and I shall sing lul lay."