Lay a Garland

Robert L. Pearsall (1795-1856)

b p˙ .
S1 &bb C ∑ ∑ œ w ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙. œ

b ṗ Lay a gar - - - - - - - land on her hearse, Of

S2 &bb C Ó w œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
Ó ∑

b C p
Lay a gar - - - - land on her hearse,

b
& b ˙. œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
A1
w ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ
p
Lay a gar - land on her hearse, Of
b
A2 &bb C w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó ∑ ∑ Ó ˙
b C p˙ .
Lay a gar - land Of

T1 b
V b œ w ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó ∑ ∑ Ó ˙

b
Lay a
p
gar - - - - - - - land
˙ ˙
Of

T2 Vbb C ∑ Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙. œ

? b C pw
Lay a gar - land on her
˙. œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙. œ w
B1 bb

? b C
Lay
p a gar - land on her hearse,
˙
bb ∑ ˙. w Ó ˙ ˙
B2 œ ˙ ˙ ˙. œ
Lay a gar - land on her hearse, a gar - - - -

b w Œ œ œ œ nœ œ
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S1 &bb w ˙ ˙ w ∑ Ó
dis - - - - - - - - - - mal yew; Maid - - - ens, wil-low
b Œ œ
S2 &bb Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙
Ó ∑ ∑ Ó
Of dis - - - - mal yew; Maid -

& b bb ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
˙ œ œ w
A1

bb
dis - mal yew;

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó ∑ ∑ ∑
A2
˙ ˙ ˙
˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ
dis - - - - - - - - - - mal yew;

T1 V b bb w Ó Œ œ œ œ nœ œ w w
dis - - - - - - mal yew; Maid - - - ens, wil-low branch - - - - - - es

T2 V b bb w ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó Œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ
œ n˙ ˙
hearse, Maid - - - ens, wil-low branch - - - es

? b ˙ œ œœ w w w
B1 bb ∑ Ó
Of dis - - - - - - mal yew;

? bb ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ w ˙. œ
B2 b w
land, dis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mal yew;
P&LL$oft
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b w ˙ ˙ w w ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙
S1 &bb
>
branch - - - - - - - es wil - - - - - - - - - - - - - low branch - - - - - - - -
b œ œ œ œ w ˙ œ. œ ˙. œœ nœ œ œ œ
S2 &bb J œ ˙ ˙ Œ˙ œ
ens, wil-low branch - - - - - - - - - es wear; Say she
b
A1 & b b ˙. œ ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ w ∑ ∑
Maid - - - ens, wil - low branch - - - - - - - es wear;
b
&bb Ó Ó ∑ Ó
cresc.
A2
˙ œ œ œ œ w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
w
Say,
b Œ œ œ œ œ œ
Maid - - - ens, wil-low branch - - - - - - - es wear; cresc.

T1 Vbb w ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó
wear; Maid - - ens, wil-low branch - - -
b ˙
T2 Vbb w Ó ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ nœnœ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó
wear; Maid - - - ens, wil-low branch - - - - - - - - - - - - - es wear;
? b w ∑ w œ œ œ œ w ˙. œœ w
B1 bb
cresc.
Maid - - - - - - ens, wil-low branch - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
? bb ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó Œ œ œ œ nœ œ w
cresc.
B2 b
Maid - - ens, wil-low branch - - -

b > f >˙ >œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙

dim.

&bb ˙
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˙ Ó Œ œ n˙ Ó ∑
S1
˙
> ḟ
es wear; Say, say she di - - - - - - - - ed
b œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙
&bb ˙ ˙ œ n˙ Ó ∑
dim.
S2 œ #˙

b
di - - - - - - - ed true,
f say she di - - - - - - ed true,
p
&bb ∑ ∑ Œ ˙ Ó Ó #˙
dim.
A1 œ #˙ ˙ w ˙
b f
Say she di - ed true,
p Her

&bb w ˙ ˙ ˙ w
∑ Ó
˙ w
˙
A2

f ˙.
say she di - ed true, Her love
b ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ. œ w w ˙ ˙
dim.

T1 Vbb Ó n˙ J
f
es wear; Say she di - - - - ed true,
b œ œ ˙
Vbb ˙ ˙ w Œ ∑
dim.
T2
˙ œ #˙ ˙ w
f˙
Say she di - - ed true, Say she di - ed true,
? b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙
dim.
˙ w ∑
B1 bb
ḟ
es wear; Say she di - - - - - - - - ed true,
? b œ œ ˙ Œ œ ˙ ˙ w w
dim.
w ∑
B2 bb
es wear; Say she di - ed true,
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 p fw ˙
bb Ó œ œ w ˙ b cresc.
˙ ˙ n˙
cresc.
˙
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S1 & b ∑
p
Her love was
b w ˙ ˙ ˙
&bb Ó ˙ ˙ ˙
cresc.
w ˙
cresc.
S2 ˙ ˙
f
Her love was
b
cresc.

A1 &bb w ˙ #˙ w ˙ n˙ ˙ ˙ w ∑
love was false,
b
&bb w
cresc.
˙ ˙
w œ œ œ œ ˙ bœ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ b˙
A2

b
Vbb ˙ ˙ bw ˙ ˙ ˙ œ Ó
cresc.
T1 w ˙ ˙. ˙
Her love was false,
b ˙
Vbb ∑ ∑ Ó ˙
cresc.

˙ w ˙ ˙ ˙
˙
T2

f
Her love was

? b w ˙ ˙ œ œ
B1 bb ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó ˙ b˙
f
Her love

? b ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó b˙. œ
cresc.
w
B2 bb ˙
Her love was false,

b p w
&bb w ˙ ˙ ˙
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Ó Ó Œ œ ∑ ∑
dim.
S1

p p
false, but she was firm.
b
&bb w ∑ Œ œ ˙ ˙ n˙ w ∑ Œ œ œ œ
dim.
S2

p p
bb
false, but she was firm. Up - on her

A1 & b Ó ˙ ˙. œ ˙ ˙ ˙. œ w Ó ˙ w
Her love was false, but she was firm. Up - - - on
b
& b b ˙ n˙ ˙ Ó ∑ ∑ Ó Œ
˙ œ œ w
œ
A2

ṗ
was false, but she was firm.
b œ œ ˙ ˙. œ
T1 Vbb Ó ˙. œ w ∑ Œ œ œ œ
p
Her love was false, but she was firm. Up - on her
b Œ œ ˙ ˙
Vbb w ∑ w
dim.
T2 w w ˙
false, but she was firm.
w ˙ œ œ w p ˙
? b bdim. ∑ Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó
B1 b
p
was false, but she was firm.

? bb ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ œ ˙
b w
dim.
B2 ˙ n˙ w
but she was firm.
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 b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙.
œ œ ˙
43 cresc.

S1 &bb ∑ Ó œ w
Up - - - - - - - - - on her bu-ried bo - - - dy lie light - ly, thou
b œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ w
S2 & b b ˙. ˙. œ œœ ˙ w w
bu - ried bo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - dy lie light - - - - ly,
b
&bb œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ Ó ∑ Ó
cresc.
A1
˙˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙
b >
her bu - - - - - - - - ried bo - dy lie, lie light - ly, thou

&bb ∑ Ó ˙ ˙ œ œ w ˙ œ œ œ œ
˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙
A2

˙ ˙ œ œ ˙
Up - - on her bu - - - - - - - - ried bo - dy lie light - - - ly, thou
b ˙ œ œ
Vbb ˙ Ó ∑ Ó ˙ ˙
cresc.
T1 ˙ ˙ ˙
bu - - - - - - ried bo - dy lie, lie light-ly, thou gen - - - -
b
Vbb w ˙. œ œœ œ œ ˙ Ó ∑ ∑ Ó ˙
cresc.
T2
˙ ˙
? b Ó ˙
Up - on her bo - dy lie,
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ thou

B1 bb w w w œ œ œ œ ˙. œ

˙
œœ œ œ
Up - on her bu-ried bo - - - - - - - dy lie, thou
? b ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙
œ œ ˙ ˙
cresc.
B2 bb w ˙. œ ˙
Up - on her bu-ried bo - - - - - - - dy lie light - ly, thou

p U
b ˙ w w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
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S1 &bb w ˙ ˙ ˙
p
gen - - - - - - tle earth, thou gen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tle earth.

b U
S2 &bb Ó ˙ ˙. œ ˙. œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œœ ˙ ˙ w
p- U
bb
thou gen - - tle earth, thou gen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tle earth.

& b ˙ Ó Ó ˙ ˙ ˙. œ w
A1
˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ w
p U
gen - - - - - - tle earth, thou gen - - - - - - - tle, gen - tle earth.
b
&bb œ œ ˙ œ Ó Ó œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙. œ w
˙. ˙ ˙
A2

b
gen - - - - - - - tle earth,
pœ
thou gen - -
˙
- - - - - tle, gen - tle
U
earth.
œ ˙
T1 Vbb ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙
Ó Ó w w w
p U
tle, gen - tle earth, thou gen - tle earth.
b œ ˙
T2 Vbb ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ w ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ w

ṗ U
gen - - - - - - tle earth, thou gen - - - - - - tle earth, thou gen - - - - tle earth.

? bb w ˙ w ˙. œ w
˙ ˙ Ó Ó ˙. œ
B1 b
p U
gen - - - - - - tle earth, thou gen - tle, gen - - - - - - - - tle earth.
? b ˙ Ó Ó ˙ w
B2 bb w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙
gen - - - - - - tle earth, thou gen - tle, gen - - - - - - - tle earth.
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