To-morrow shall be my dancing day

[aranel]

To-morrow shall be my dancing day;
I would my true love did so chance
To see the legend of my play,
To call my true love to my dance;

Sing, O my love, O my love,
This have I done for my true love.

Then was I born of a virgin pure,
Of her I took fleshly substance
Thus was I knit to man's nature
To call my true love to my dance.

Sing, O my love...

Comments

[aranel]

There's some sheet music here

If you want to hear the tune, there are several versions one iTunes and you should he able to get an idea by listening to the samples.

[aranel]

That link also has the verses I left out if you want an, er, less philo-Semitic version of the carol.

[aranel]

I love it too! I discovered it through Lucy M. Boston's The Children of Green Knowe.

I ought to be staying off LJ to reduce distractions to study... I'm trying to prepare for PhD qualifying exams now. Other than that, I'm doing well. :-)