Greensleeves

(Anonymous)

Greensleeves, the beautiful 16th century English song, arranged for descant recorder! ♥

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Includes : One score and one part (5 pages)

Difficulty level : Grade 3/12

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Program Notes on Greensleeves by (Anonymous) :

This score is an arrangement of Greensleeves for easy descant recorder with piano accompaniment

It is set in the key of A minor.

For your greater enjoyment, this sheet music includes the complete lyrics in English (five verses and chorus).

Sources :

Anonymous composer, Greensleeves, 16th century English Renaissance song.

Broadside ballad entitled : A New Northern Dittye of the Lady Greene Sleeves. London Stationer's Company (1580)
A New Courtly Sonnet of the Lady Green Sleeves. To the new tune of Green sleeves, in A Handful of Pleasant Delights (1584)

The Greensleeves melody is found in several late 16th century and early 17th century sources, such as Ballet's MS Lute Book and Het Luitboek van Thysius, as well as various other manuscripts.

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Associated collections :

Renaissance Music for Descant Recorder (Easy) Vocal Music transcribed for Descant Recorder (Easy)

Sheet music details :

GREENSLEEVES

(Alas, my love, you do me wrong)
Composer :	(Anonymous)	Opus/catalog number :
Movements :	Moderato	Composition/First publication :	16th Century
Instrumentation :	Descant recorder and piano	Style :	Renaissance (1453-1600)
Key :	A minor	Duration :	01:02
Edition :	Arranged by M.A. Caux	Difficulty :	Grade 3/12

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Greensleeves

1. Alas, my love, you do me wrong
To cast me off discourteously.
And I have loved you so long
Delighting in your company.

Chorus
Greensleeves was all my joy,
Greensleeves was my delight.
Greensleeves, my heart of gold,
And who but my Lady Greensleeves.

2. I have been ready at your hand
To grant whatever you would crave.
I have both waged life and land,
Your love and good will for to have.
Greensleeves etc.

3. Your vows you've broken, like my heart,
Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
Now I remain in a world apart,
But my heart remains in captivity.
Greensleeves etc.

4. Well, I will pray to God on high
That thou my constancy mayest see,
And that yet once before I die
Thou wilt vouch safe to love me.
Greensleeves etc.

5. Ah, Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu,
To God I pray to prosper thee,
For I am still thy lover true,
Come once again and love me.
Greensleeves etc.