Lazarus's Carol
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A Teacher Seated Himself Down
Lazarus Saturday Carol
A teacher seated himself down upon a block of marble
and started writing with his pen, and knocked his ink-well over,
the i...
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At the Casement of the House
At the casement of the house, where the priest’s wife lives,
at the casement of her home two black eyebrows sit.
They gaze ...
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Good Women Bearing Palms
Lazarus Saturday Carol
Come, Holy Virgin, come along and see these women bearing palms,
good women bearing palms, good souls, bend down a little wa...
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I Passed by and Bade Good Day
I passed by and bid four black eyes good day,
four lips, dear Daphne, four red lips.
Four red lips and two lithe, slender f...
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I Went Aboard a Boat
I went aboard a boat but newly built,
aboard a boat but newly built, and landed at St George.
I sought the seaman, strong a...
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Im Wearing a White Rose
A Lazarus Song
I’m wearing a white rose I am, I dearly wish to dye it
and if I’m lucky with the dyes, how many hearts I’ll kindle.
I’ll ki...
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It is the feast of Lazarus
Lazarus Saturday Carol
It is the feast of Lazarus, the feast of Palms is nigh.
– Where were you, Lazarus, where did you hide yourself?
– Why, I wa...
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No Father Had I
The Wine Bearer
No father had I, my mother was a widow.
My mother was a widow and sold me,
sold me into service to a good master.
My maste...
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The Dead Brother
What a mother, vai aman aman, what a fine mother,
what a mother, ela giareni mou ela, what a fine mother
is she with, vai a...
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Where Are You, Lazarus?
Lazarus Saturday Carol
– Where are you, Lazarus?
We hear your voice no longer,
your mother and your sister search
both high and low to find you.
...
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Who Ever Saw a Tree of Green
Who ever saw a tree of green,
with silver leaves to boot,
my little black-eyed girl,
eyes black, eyebrows dark as soot.
I...
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You Drive Me Mother out from Home
You drive me, mother, out from home, in truth though I’ll be going.
I’ll migrate with the little birds and with the long-win...