The Falcon - 2nd movement: Lento - John Rutter, Cambridge Singers, Choristers St Paul's Cathedral
14. ‘The Falcon - 2nd movement: Lento'
From 'O Praise the Lord of Heaven' by John Rutter.
Composer John Rutter
Conductor John Rutter
Organ Andrew Lucas
Choristers Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral
Choir The Cambridge Singers
Orchestra City of London Sinfonia
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LYRICS:
Lully, lullay, lully, lullay,
The falcon hath borne my make away!
He bare him up, he bare him down,
He bare him into an orchard brown.
In that orchard there was an hall
That was hanged with purple and pall.
And in that hall there was a bed,
It was hanged with gold so red.
And in that bed there lieth a knight,
His woundes bleeding day and night.
At that bed’s foot there lieth a hound,
Licking the blood as it runs down.
By that bedside there kneeleth a may,
And she weepeth both night and day.
And at that bed’s head there standeth a stone,
‘Corpus Christi’ written thereon.
(15th century)
Ave verum corpus, natum de Maria Virgine.
Vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine.
Cuius latus perforatum fluxit aqua et sanguine.
Esto nobis praegustatum mortis in examine.
O Jesu dulcis, O Jesu pie,
O Jesu, fili Mariae.
(14th century)
(All hail, O true Body, of the blessed Virgin born,
Which in anguish to redeem us didst suffer upon the cross;
From whose side, when pierced by spear, there came forth both water and blood:
Be to us at our last hour the source of consolation.
O loving, O holy,
O Jesu, thou Son of Mary.)
I have laboured sore and suffered death,
And now I rest and draw my breath;
But I shall come and call right soon
Heaven and earth and hell to doom;
And then shall know both devil and man
What I was and what I am.
(15th century)
Surrexit Dominus de sepulchro, alleluia, alleluia;
Qui pro nobis pependit in ligno, alleluia, alleluia.
(Antiphon for Easter Day)
(The Lord is risen from the tomb, alleluia, alleluia;
Who for us hung on the cross, alleluia, alleluia.)
O Praise the Lord of Heaven
The music on this album, was written by John Rutter for a variety of choirs and occasions, over a period of many years. From ceremonial and uplifting to quiet and reflective, this album features 14 classic tracks from Collegium Records, plus two previously unreleased tracks.
John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.
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