traditional Irish tune arranged by Frances Cockburn
for soprano, alto, tenor and bass chorus

SATB performance time approx 2m 00s

Music

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Words

Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet; [salley - willow]
She passed the salley gardens on little snow-white feet.
She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.

In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.

W B Yeats

The words of W B Yeats are set to music and reproduced by
permission of A P Watt Limited on behalf of Michael B Yeats.

Price

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