Comin' through the Rye
arranged by D W Solomons (with a side order of hornpipe!) for choir, clarinet and guitar
While writing various works for clarinet and guitar I decided to write a few in which they also accompany a choir.
Here is my sung performance along with "electronic previews" of the guitar and clarinet:
mp3 of Comin' through the Rye
Stream mp3
Here is the score (pdf)
The words, in Scots English to a traditional Scottish Air, are by Robbie Burns:
Gin* a body meet a body
comin' through the rye
Gin a body kiss a body
Need a body cry?
Ilka lassie has a laddie
Nane, they say, hae I,
Yet a' the lads they smile at me
When comin' through the rye
Gin a body meet a body
comin' frae the toon
Gin a body greet a body
Need a body froon?
'Mang the train there is a swain
I dearly lo'e mysel'
But what's his name and whar's his hame
I dinna care to tell.
[* Note: Gin is short for "Given", and in this context might be translated "If".
Pronounce it with a hard G - since it has nothing to do with the beverage!]
arranged by D W Solomons (with a side order of hornpipe!) for choir, clarinet and guitar
While writing various works for clarinet and guitar I decided to write a few in which they also accompany a choir.
Here is my sung performance along with "electronic previews" of the guitar and clarinet:
mp3 of Comin' through the RyeStream mp3Here is the score (pdf)The words, in Scots English to a traditional Scottish Air, are by Robbie Burns:
Gin* a body meet a body
comin' through the rye
Gin a body kiss a body
Need a body cry?
Ilka lassie has a laddie
Nane, they say, hae I,
Yet a' the lads they smile at me
When comin' through the rye
Gin a body meet a body
comin' frae the toon
Gin a body greet a body
Need a body froon?
'Mang the train there is a swain
I dearly lo'e mysel'
But what's his name and whar's his hame
I dinna care to tell.
[* Note: Gin is short for "Given", and in this context might be translated "If".
Pronounce it with a hard G - since it has nothing to do with the beverage!]
