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William Byrd
Lullaby my sweet little baby
Psalmes, sonets, & songs, 1588, no.32
Superius
[Soprano]
Medius
[Alto]
Contratenor
[Alto]
Tenor
[Tenor]
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[Bass]

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Edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed or recorded.
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The Second Part
27

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35
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39
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cru
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help
by
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5
43
S.
A.
A.
T.
B.

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of
yet
still
king

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a
in
hath
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maid,
store,
sworn,
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the
by
whose
help
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We
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. . .
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yet
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in
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And
And
We
,
47
S.
A.
A.
T.
B.

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lo,
heaven
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herds
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ly
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warn

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hold,
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hold,
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have,
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some
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what
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6
51
S.
A.
A.
T.
B.

he
soil
shall
bright

doth
did
to
up

sing,
breed
seek,
make,

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from

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death

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ter
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what
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ter
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breasts

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to
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sing,
make,

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from

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death
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the
and
must

man,
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did
up
to
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seek,
breed,
make,

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to
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ther
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breed,
make,

with
what
some
which

an
her
o
slaugh

ter
gels
ther
breasts

he
shall
soil
bright

did
up
to
doth

55
S.
A.
A.
T.
B.

in
un
all
Lord

fants
hath
of
to

all,
God,
life,
made,

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un
that
the

Lord
all
in

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death
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and
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must

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glo
man,
blood

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that
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ry

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hath
of
to
fants

all,
life,
God,
made,

the
as
for
sweet

all
in
Lord
un

fants
hath
of
to

life,
all,
God,
made,

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to

life,
made,
all,
God,

as
the
for
sweet

Lamb
Son
sa
com

vi

both
of

sing,
breed
seek,
make,

giv
from
both
shed

ing
ding
God
death

all
and
the
must

glo
fly
man,
blood

of
ry
the
that

in
un
Lord
all

to
of
fants
hath

7
59
S.
A.
A.
T.
B.

_
all,
God,
life,
made,
,

as
for
the
sweet
,
Lamb
Son
sa
com
,
vi
ing
of
both
,

of
heav
mild
our,
,

and
this
en
for
,
ly
thy
,

sake,
King,
meek,
seed,

of
for
mild
heaven
,
this
and
ly
thy
,

King,
seed,
sake.
meek.

_
Lamb
Son
sa
com
,

vi
,

of
both
ing
our,
,

of
for
mild
heaven
,
ly
and
this
thy

King,
seed,
meek.
sake.

.
_
.
of
for
mild
heaven
,
and
thy
this
ly
,

,
,
,
,
,
,
sake,
seed,
King,
meek,
,
of
for
mild
heaven
,
thy
this
and
,
ly
,
seed,
King,
meek.
sake.

.
_

our,
ing
,

,
of
for
mild
heaven
,

and
this
thy
ly
,

,
King,
sake,
seed,
meek,

of
for
mild
heaven
,
ly
thy
and
this
,

King,
seed,
sake.
meek.

_
life,
God,
all,
made,
,
for
as
the
sweet
,
Lamb
Son
sa
com
,
vi
,

ing
our,
both
of
,

of
for
mild
heaven
,
this
thy
and
ly
,

sake,
King,
seed,
meek,

of
for
mild
heaven
,
ly
and
this
thy
,

King,
seed,
sake.
meek.

63
S.
A.
A.
T.
B.

_
A
Which
Thus
Whom
,
cai
king,
must,
must,
,
a
which
thus
tiffs,
,
cai
must
must
king
,
is
be
my
,
made
tiffs
Babe
born,
,

they
a
o
none

can
,
bey
say,
way,
tray,

.
_
A
Thus
Which
Whom
,
cai
king
must
must
,
is
my
be
tiffs
,

Babe
made
none
born,

a
o
can
they
,
bey
way,
say,
tray,

. . .
the
king
which
whom
,
_
A
Thus
Which
Whom
,
cai
king
must
must
,
is
my
tiffs
be
,

Babe
made
none
born,

a
o
can
they
,
way,
bey
tray,
say,
,

,
,
the
which
king
whom
,
ty
king
He
king
,
this
that
rod
rants
,

A
Thus
Which
Whom
,
cai
king
must
must
,
is
my
be
tiffs
,

Babe
made
none
born,

a
o
can
they
,
bey
way,
say,
tray,

the
king
which
whom
,
ty
He
king
king
,
that
this
rod
rants
,

would
would
none
king
,
_
A
Thus
Which
Whom
,
cai
king
must
must
,
is
my
be
tiffs
,

Babe
made
none
born,

o
a
can
they
,
bey
way,
say,
tray,

king
which
the
whom
,
ty
He
king
king

this
that
rod
rants
,

8
67
S.
A.
A.
T.
B.

_
king
which
whom
the
,
ty
king
He
king

this
rod
that
rants
,

king
none
would
would
,
can
him
him
would
,
kill,
kill,
kill,
kill,

_
ty
king
king
He

that
rod
this
rants
,

king
none
would
would
,
would
him
him
can
,
,
kill,
kill,
kill,
kill,

.
_
none
king
would
would

him
can
him
would
,
kill,
kill,
kill,
kill,
,
,

,
can
him
him
would
,
kill,
kill,
kill,
kill,

(1, 2, 3)
(4) Oh
Oh
,
_

,
can
him
him
would

kill,
kill,
kill,
kill,
,
would
can
him
him
,
,
kill,
kill,
kill,
kill,

_
none
king
would
would
,
can
him
him
would

kill,
kill,
kill,
kill,
,
would
him
him
can
,
,
kill,
kill,
kill,
kill,

70
S.
A.
A.
T.
B.

_
.
(1, 2, 3)
.
(4)
Oh
Oh
,
joy,
woe,

woe,
joy,
, ,
. .
Oh
Oh
,
joy,
woe,

_
.
(1, 2, 3)
.
(4)
Oh
Oh
,
joy,
woe,

. . .
Oh
Oh
,
_
joy,
woe,

and
and
,
joy
woe
,
ful
ful
,

hap
hea
,
py
vy
,

day,
day,
,
Oh
Oh
,
joy,
woe,

and
and
,
_

Oh
Oh
(1, 2, 3)
(4)
,
joy,
woe,

joy,
woe,
,
Oh
Oh
,
woe,
joy,
, ,
joy,
woe,

.
Oh
Oh
,
woe,
joy,
,
_
Oh
Oh
(1, 2, 3)
(4)
,
joy,
woe,
,
Oh
Oh
,
joy,
woe,

.
Oh
Oh
,
joy,
woe,

joy,
woe,
.
9
74
S.
A.
A.
T.
B.

_
and
and
,
joy
woe

ful,
ful,
,

and
and
,
woe
joy
, ,
ful
ful
,

hap
hea
,
py
vy
,

day,
day,
,
hea
hap

_
joy,
woe,

and
and
,
joy
woe

ful
ful
,

,
hap
hea
, ,
vy
py
,

,
day,
day,

.
_
,
joy
woe

ful
ful
,

hap
hea

py
vy
,

day,
day,

.
when
when
,
wret
wret
,

,
and
and
,
woe
joy
, ,
ful
ful
,

hap
hea
,
vy
py
,

,
, ,
day,
day,
,
when
when
,
wret
wret
,

_
Oh
Oh
,
joy,
woe,

and
and
,
joy
woe

ful
ful
,

hap
hea
,
py
vy
,

day,
day,

hap
hea
,

78
S.
A.
A.
T.
B.

_
vy
py
,

day,
day,

. .
when
when
,
wret
wret
,
ches
ches
,

want
have
,
_
. .
when
when
,
wret
wret
,

ches
ches
,

want
have
,
their
their
,
will,
will,

.
when
when
,
wret
wret
,

_ ,
ches
ches
,

want
have
,
their
their
,
,
will,
will,
,
want
have
,
their
their
,
,
,
will,
will,
,
have
want
, ,
their
their
,
will,
will,
,
.
_

,
ches
ches
,

want
have
,
their
their
,
,
,
will,
will,
,
want
have
,
their
their
,
,
will,
will,
,
when
when
,
wret
wret
,
ches
ches
,

want
have
,
_
,
py
vy
,

day,
day,
,
when
when
,
wret
wret
,
ches
ches
,

want
have
,
their
their
,
,
will,
will,

want
have
,
their
their
,
will,
will,
,
10
82
1.

2.
S.
A.
A.
T.
B.

_
their
their
,
will,
will,
,
when
when
, ,
wret
wret
,
ches
ches
,

want
have

their
their
,
will.
will.

will.
will.

_ ,
ches
ches
,

want
have
,
their
their
,
will,
will,

want
have
,
their
their
,

will.
will.

will.
will.

_
.
when
when
,
wret
wret
, ,
ches
ches
,

have
want
,
their
their
,
,
,
,
,
,
will.
will.

Oh
Oh
,
will.
will.

-

_

their
their
,
will,
will,

.
when
when
,
wret
wret
, ,
ches
ches
,

want
have
,
their
their
,
,
will.
will.

will.
will.

_
their
their
,
will,
will,
,
when
when
,
wret
wret
,

ches
ches
,

want
have
,
their
their
,

will.
will.

will.
will.

Editorial notes
Bracketed accidentals, and all directions in square brackets, are editorial.
Italicised underlay is represented by the ij repeat sign in the original print.
Spelling of underlaid text has been modernised, and puntuation and capitalisation regularised between the parts.
A proportional relationship between the time-signatures in the two sections has been assumed, although there is no way
of telling whether Byrd intended this.
The repeated music from bar 70 is printed in extenso in the original publication, but there are no significant differences
beyond, unsurprisingly, those of spelling and punctuation in the repeated section.
The underlay of verses 2, 3 and 4 is editorial, the first verse only being underlaid in the original publication.
2.
3.
4.
Lulla la lulla lulla lullaby,
My sweet little Babie, what meanest thou to cry.
Three kings this King of kings to see, are come from farre,
To each unknowen, with offerings great, by guiding of a Starre:
And shepherds heard the song, which Angells bright did sing,
Giving all glory unto God, for comming of this King,
Which must bee made away, king Herod would him kill.
Oh woe and woefull heavie day, when wretches have their will.
Lulla, la lulla, lulla lullaby, my sweet, &c.
Loe, my little Babe, bee still, lament no more,
From furie shalt thou step aside, help have we still in store:
Wee heavenly warning have, some other soyle to seeke,
From death must flie the Lord of life, as Lamb both myld & meeke:
Thus must my Babe obey the king that would him kill.
Oh woe, and woefull heavie day, when wretches have their will.
Lulla, la lulla, lulla lullaby, my sweet &c.
But thou shalt live and raigne, as Sibilles have foresayd,
As all the Prophets prophesie, whose mother yet a maide,
And perfect Virgin pure, with her brestes shall upbreede,
Both God and man that all hath made, the Sonne of heavenly seede:
Whome caytives none can traye, whome tyrants none can kill,
Oh joy, and joyful happie day, when wretches want their will.
FINIS
11