1. Sweet NightingaleSung by Charles Sherborne (40) and noted doun byCecil Sharp at Asco{t-under-Erychrvood, Orfordslrire.on 15 September l9l I

$Iorving freely {one-in-a-bar}

TENOR

mgt srnooth and clear

BASS

arr Grayston lves (b I 948)

My sweet heaft, come a - long. don'l .v..ou hear the tbnd song, the sweet notes of the

TENOR$ tnp s*tot:lh qnd clear'

llon't you hear the ford tale of the sweet night - in -

Don't ycu hear the tlord tale of rhe sweet night - in -night - in - gale florv?-

t3 ALTOS

gale

5r {'accompawinq)

as she sings,

nrp {tead)

as she sings in

gr (at:comp*nXin4)

?lw

she sings be- she sinss- be -

she sings- be

Pret - tv Bet - t). don't

[regale the val - ley be

in the val - ley be - 1ow.

as she sings, she sings be - lo'w, be - low.

t9 SOPS

low

as she sings in the val - 1e1' be - lorv

tl ,l,p

lora'. as she sings

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mfi

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as she sings in the va1 - ley be - larv. Prer- t-y Bei - ty, don't

"!f

low- as she sings in the val - ley be - low.

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f'ait.

fail.

,fip

Bet - ty. don'r fail.

rw

Ber - g, dofi't tail,

car - ry your pail. your cot as we.

car - ry your pail, your cot as ws,

a5 we

as tve

for I'll car - ry your pail safle..* home to youf cot as 1ve, as 1.ve

hear of the sweet niglrt*in - gde- as she sings*.__--

(le*d)

go.-. yau shal1 hear the lbnd mle of the srveernight-in - gale she sings in the

go.-- 1,'ou shall hear the fond iale of the slveet niglt - in - gale as she sings in the

go'- 1'ou shall hear, hear the tale of the sweetnight-in - gale as she sings in the

for I'11 car - ry your pail safe home to your cot as we\*,

you shall hear,

vai - ley be -

val-ley be - I

val - ley be -

low,be as she sings in the

as she sings in the

as she sings in the

be - low.

be - low,

sings--_.- be - low'- as she sings in the

go,._.----_*

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lone.

-r-,

fr;r-._-%

ibr---:----_:--

val - le-v be - lolt'.

va1 - ley, the val - ley be - lorv.

val - [ey, the val - ley be - low'.- She

a1;f ntarked, indignant

let me a

marked indignant

Pray, Iet nle a

slightly rnarked --:==::-- mp (backgrourd)

Pray.

sings in the

slightl.v marked

val - ley. she

--.-_--sings in the

*r*1t (bcckground)

val - lcy be - tow.-

lone, I have hands of mv own,

I have hands of my own.

She

a - fraid to

long rvith you.

sings in the val - ley. she sings in &e

long with 1'ou, sir, I1l rrot go.--

notsir, i'll

"f

val - ley, she sings in the val - ley. she sings in the val - ley. she

val - Iey, she sings in the val - Ie-t', she sings in the va1 - ley, she sings I'11 not

sings I'll not

{y

F ::

I am a - fraid to- rvaik in the shade and to walk.

gt swtsoth

Iam7t smooth

am a - fraid to- walk

p'alk in the shade and to ll,alk,

in the shade and to walk in the

rvalk in tlie shade and to t'alk in thego.- for I arn a ilaid to

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to rralk in the val - le-r,', t]re val - te;.' be - lon'._

- --<-"-:--

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->

::>-

>-. ntp smoothly

to walk in the val - ley dre val - ley be - low,

val - 1ey be -

-:_--;:---

the va1 ley be - lorv. and to rvalk

mp smcothly

in the

caSt clear

where the

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mp smoothly

and to rvalkmgt s*zoothly

and to r.valk

val - 1e1', a:rd to walk

val - ley. and to walk

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h.,

--:%

>'*

val - ley be - lorv.- the val ley be - low" and to tryalk in the

in the val - ley be

in the val - ley be

1or.v.- be - lox',.-

low b*

in the val - ley, to ."valk

in the val - ley. to rvalk

in the val - ley be - lor+',---

in the val - ley be - Iow.

be

L:rt---

P

lou,.

mgt clear

on this bank rvhere the

i, t W tlesr

with me on ih* ground on this bank where thetre

nyt cle*r

sit your-self down with ms on the groundPray the

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p (accampanli*g)

prin r() - ses

plim

$e*d)i'o:td

hear the fond

1t (accompan),ing)

-tf

tale- of- the-

prim - ro - ses, prim - ro - ses grorv. you shall

prim - ro - ses. prim - ro - ses grow hear_ the_- lbnd_ tale_ of the_

taie of the

ro - ses

srreet- night - in - gale- as she sings in the val - ley be -

oa gJL,

ctesc.

cresc.

lor.r'.

sweet night - in - gale

sweet. night ' in - gale

as she sings in the vai - ley be - lorv,- be - low"- be -.!f

as she sings in the val - ley be lor*.-rrlf

be-be - low,

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as she sings in the val - ley be - Ior.l',- be - low,- be

be low, as slre sings in the val - ley be - lorv,

in the val - ley be - 1ow,lou',

lorl

be - low,

be - lolv.- as she sings in the val - ley, she

Itrq- be - lcw. in the val - ley, she

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t0t Eright,lively

ple

sings in the val - 1e1., she

l:

**f- n

--<"':

to be rnar-ri*d rryith speed

she sings in the val - ley be - low

f

"lhe

/:\ )

coLl

cell ple

cou - ple

a

ple-_ a

she

greed

greed

greed

church-

greed t0- be- mar

to be rtar-ried

to be rnar-ried

they did go"

w'ith speed and

andwith speed

,/ .!f

'lhe

l'he

and-

No-

No.__

sings in the vai - lsy be - low-

sings in the val - ley be - low.

f

sings in the val - le1', she sings in the val - ley be - low*-- The

a

rie4- be- mar - ried- and

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cou

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so011

st)0r1

10 the church- they did,rrf

to didthe go.

ta the church they did

the church the,v did

did go.- they- di.l

90.-- they* did go,- tlrey- dids{}0n l{)

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'/por tomore she's a.

more-- she's- a

cresc.

h'aid

slowing

fraid to- *'alk- in- the_ shade.

to- rvalk the shade.

trroaderv **'*"-

-

or top

go. or ta

Ising in the

(:resc.

val - ley; to sing in

val - ley', to sing in

val - ley, to sing in

the val - ley_. or to sing in the

f

stng

cresc.

s!r1g

val

val

in the

I' crvsc.

in tlie thr val - ie1,, or to sitg

f

or to sing

-f

in tlre**:*

the va1 - ley'. in the

in the- val - ley. to sing in_ rhe val - Iey. or to sing in the

val - le).. to l-re

bevalthe1tsing

sing in the val

sing in the val

sing in the val

gentle, more relaxed--.:.-- p

% p

low:--.---.-i;_

be

I, sotto tloce

1ey-.--

ley. to Iey

ley, tr)

val - lel', ro

1e-v---

,- {

le)' he Ia)

I

t23::<"*

- low.-:->w n

be

be lorv.--.I, sorto 1)oce ->*

he lou,.-

in tire val - ley be Iow. low,be

sing in the val - ley be - loq be - lox