Allegro piacevole - Ian Bostridge

Written by：Thomas Morley

It was a lover and his lass

With a hey and a ho and a hey nonino

And a hey nonino

That o'er the green corn field did pass

In the spring time

In the spring time

In the spring time

The only pretty ring time

When birds do sing hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Sweet lovers love the spring

Spring time

Spring time

The only pretty ring time

When birds do sing hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Sweet lovers love the spring

Between the acres of the rye

With a hey and a ho and a hey nonino

With a hey nonino

These pretty country folk would lie

In spring time

In spring time

In spring time the only pretty ring time

When birds do sing hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Sweet lovers love the spring

In the spring time

In the spring time

The only pretty ring time

When birds do sing

Hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Sweet lovers love the spring

This carol they began that hour

With a hey and a ho and a hey nonino

And a hey nonino

That how a life was but a flower

In the spring time

In the spring time

In the spring time

The only pretty ring time

When birds do sing

Hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Sweet lovers love the spring

In spring time

In spring time

The only pretty ring time

When birds do sing

Hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Sweet lovers love the spring

And pretty lovers take the time

With a hey and a ho and a hey nonino

With a hey nonino

For lovers crowned it with griving

In spring time

In spring time

In spring time the only pretty ring time

When birds do sing hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Sweet lovers love the spring

In spring time

In spring time

The only pretty ring time

When birds do sing

Hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Hey ding a ding ding

Sweet lovers love with the spring