Up in the morning early (Joseph Haydn)

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• (Posted 2020-03-01)  CPDL #57313: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2020-03-01).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 55 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. Separate violin part provided.

General Information

Title: Up in the morning early
Composer: Joseph Haydn
Lyricist: Anon

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Solo high
Genre: Secular, Folksong

Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard, violin accompaniment

First published: 1792 in A selection of Original Scots Songs
Description: Hob. XXXIa.28 Fakesong from the Celtic tweelight

Original text and translations

English text

Cauld blaws the wind frae East to West.
The drift is driving fairly;
Sae loud and shrill's I hear the blast,
I'm sure it's winter fairly.
Up in the morning's nae for me,
Up in the morning early,
When a' the hills are covered in snaw,
I'm sure it is winter fairly.

The birds sit chitt'ring in the thorn,
A' day they fare but sparely;
And lang's the night frae e'en to morn,
I'm sure it's winter fairly.
Up in the morning's nae for me,
Up in the morning early,
When a' the hills are covered in snaw,
I'm sure it is winter fairly.