12 Act I. 2. 'Tis the morning of the ir (Chorus, Aln a Dale, Little John, Will Scarlet, Annabel) Allegro 5 marc. 10 15 4 vilge musicians enter 19 Allegretto
1 27 CHORUS (offstage) s. a. t. Hol -! Hol -! Hol -! Some women enter 27 b. Hol -! Hol -! 5 WOMEN (onstage) 5 'Tis the mor - ning of their, 'Tis a day of pas - time rare, Hail!the gd-me 4 WOMEN (onstage) Chorus enters day, The hap - py monthof May. Yes,hail the day! CHORUS (offstage) Yes, hail the hap-py day, yes hail, the day! 4 Hail! the hap-py day, yes, hail the day!
14 51 Allegro commodo Come to the ir, to the ir, - - - Come, for the Come to the ir, to the ir, - - - Come, for the 51 Allegro commodo 55 ir, pray pre - pare, Come, 'tis a day bright and ir, pray pre - pare, Come, 'tis a day bright and 55 59 rare! Hail! rare! Hail! 59
6 gioco 15 Spring - time s, smi-ling o - ver hill and dale, 6 gioco 66 May - day bright Brings - de - light, Hap-py time, we sing to thee all hail! May - day, gay, Hap-py time, we sing to thee all hail! 66 69 Birds blithe Ca-ro-ling on ev' - ry side, Seem to sing To the Spring, Birds blithe On ev' - ry side, Sing, to the Spring, 69
16 72 Più animato Wel - com-ing with joy thesweet spring - tide. 72 Wel - com - ing gay the spring - tide. Più animato 75 Come vil - ge girls with rib - bons bright their hair ir a - dorn-ing, May - - - 75 For it is meet we look our 78 Bright will be our ir. May - day bright. 78 best u - pon this May - day mor-ning: Bright will be our ir.
17 81 See! the May - pole gleams in the sun, Soon the - mer - ry See! the May - pole gleams in the sun, Soon the live - liest 81 84 A pedr enters; women surround him. now be - gin. Here is a ped - r, see, he's mor - ris dance, the dance will on now be gin. See, 84 dance the dance will now be - gin. 87 bring - ing pret - ty tri - fles for the ir; This is a chance to buy me rib- bons brave to deck our bon - ny a ped - r See, a ped - r This is a chance to buy me rib- bons brave to deck our bon - ny See, a ped - r 87
18 90 hair, s, let us see what you may hair, have, and hon - est pri - ces pray de - cre, All s, let us see what you may have, and hon - est pri - ces pray de - cre, All 90 rall. 9 Tempo I hail our ir! All hail our All hail our hail our ir! All hail our ir, 9 Tempo I marcato molto 97 ir, ir, all Yes, hail our ir, Yes, hail the ir! hail the ir! A time most rare Be - yond com-pare, All hail, all hail our ir, A time most rare Be - yond com-pare, 97
19 102 All hail our ir, All hail our ir, hail! All hail our ir, All hail our ir, hail! 102 107 Spring-time s, smil-ing ov-er hill and dale, May - day bright Brings de - light, Spring-time s, smil-ing ov-er hill and dale, May - day gay, 107 110 Hap - py time, we sing to thee all hail! Birds blithe Hap - py time, we sing to thee all hail! Bright birds 110
20 11 Seem to sing To the Spring car-ol-ing on ev'-ry side, are sing-ing, joy bring-ing, Yes, sing-ing, Joy bring-ing, sweet - - - voiced are sing-ing, joy bring-ing, Yes, sing-ing, Joy, bring-ing, 11 116 to our mer - ry ir; Then let us hail O'er hill and dale, To our ir, our mer - ry ir; Let ev'-ry voice sing clear and Hail! mer - ry ir; Let ev'-ry voice sing clear and 116 119 gay On our hol - i - All hail our 119 gay On our hol - i - All hail our
122 21 ir, it is the gay - est bright - est day, Hail to mer - ry May. 122 ir, it is the gay - est bright - est day, Hail to mer - ry May. cresc. 125 cresc. They, Their horns re - und! We 125 They, Their horns re - und! We ALLAN A DALE (offstage) 129 Allegro vivace Listtothegayhunt-er'shorn. LITTLE JOHN, WILL SCARLET (offstage) Soundthro'theforest atmorn. The outws enter. Listtothegayhunt-er'shorn. Soundthro'theforest atmorn. hear! Listto the gayhunt-er'shorn. They're here! hear! 129 Listto the gayhunt-er'shorn. They're here!
22 1 ALLAN A DALE LITTLE JOHN Life WILL SCARLET Life 1 In Sher - wood for - est the mer - ri - est of lives is our out - w's life 17 free! So do free! We roam and rove in Sher - wood's grove be - neath the green - wood 17 free! So do 141 we. Through all the gdes and syl - van shades our homes are tree. we. So free! 141 So free! Thro' the gdes
145 cresc. 2 found, We hunt the deer, - a - r - and near, Our hunt - ing horns do we cresc. We hunt the deer, - a - r - and near, Our hunt - ing horns do we cresc. We hunt the deer, - a - r - and near, Our hunt - ing horns do we cresc. We hunt the deer, - a - r - and near, Our hunt - ing horns do we cresc. 145 And the shades, a - r and near, horns we cresc. 149 und. Tan ta ra Tan tan ta ra Tan tan ta ra Tan ta ra ra! und. Tan ta ra Tan tan ta ra Tan tan ta ra Tan ta ra ra! und. Tan ta ra Tan tan ta ra Tan tan ta ra Tan ta ra ra! und. Ta ra ta ra ra! 149 und. Ta ra ta ra ra!
24 15 Cheer - i-ly, mer-ri-ly roam-ing e'er, Liv-ing like kings in our for-est ir, Cheer - i-ly, mer-ri-ly roam-ing e'er, Liv-ing like kings in our for-est ir, Cheer - i-ly, mer-ri-ly roam-ing e'er, Liv-ing like kings in our for-est ir, 15 Nev-er do they wear-y 158 Ev- er are we gay. Ev - er are we gay, Cheer - i- ly, mer-ri- ly Ev- er are we gay. Ev - er are we gay, Cheer - i- ly, mer-ri- ly We are gay. live - long day, Cheer - i- ly, mer-ri- ly live-long sum-mer day, Free are they as birds the - live - long- day, - - Cheer - - i-- ly, mer-ri- - ly- 158 Free are they as birds the live - long day, Cheer - i- ly, mer-ri- ly
25 162 roam - ing e'er, Liv - ing like Kings in the for - est ir. roam - ing e'er, Liv - ing like Kings in the for - est ir. roam - ing e'er, Liv - ing like Kings in the for - est ir. Nev - er do they wear - y, roam - ing e'er, Liv - ing like Kings in the for - est ir. Nev - er wear - y, 162 roam - ing e'er, Liv - ing like Kings in the for - est ir. 166 Ev - er are they gay, all the live - long Ev - er gay, all the live - long Ev - er gay, all the live - long Ev - er are they gay, all Ev - er gay, all the live - long 166
26 169 Meno mos ANNABEL 169 Meno mos Sure-ly 'tis an ac - qui - si - tion To this good- ly com - pa - nie, 17 17 Out-ws of such high po - si - tion Gd - ly at the ir we see. rall. 177 ANNABEL Come and join our dance, ALLAN dance, and join our dance, dance. Come dance, LITTLE JOHN, SCARLET dance, dance, dance. Come dance, yes, dance, yes and join our dance,. Come dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance. dance. 177 Come dance, yes, yes, join our dance.
181 Allegro vivace ANNABEL with prano 27 A mor - ris dance ALLAN with tenor I must you en- trance, Let us dance! Let us dance! 181 A mor - ris dance must you en- trance, LITTLE JOHN with bass I, SCARLET with bass II Allegro vivace Let us dance! Let us dance! 185 Trip a mor-ris dance hi - - ri - ous, Light - ly, bright - ly, 185 Trip a mor-ris dance hi - - ri - ous, Light - ly, bright - ly, 191 Trip in meas-ure mul-ti - - ri - ous, Triip a mor-ris dance hi - - ri - ous, 191 Trip steps va - ri - ous, Triip a mor-ris dance hi - - ri - ous,
28 197 Dance hap-pi-ly, gai-ly danc-ing, Light-ly and bright-ly we cel-e-brate the ir; Danc-ing, danc - ing gai - ly, gai - ly light-ly, light - ly 197 Light - ly, bright - ly cel-e-brate the ir; Dance gai - 204 ALLAN mad - ly, yes dance your pret - ti - est, and dance your light - est and best, mad - ly, dance your pret - ti - est, and dance your light - est and best, mad - ly, 204 ly, yes, pray dance your ver - y best, yes, dance light - est and best, 209 No court min - u - et is ev - er danced half gd - ly, Now 209
29 21 dance your live - li - est, with out a stop for a rest. Then 21! Dance then, 217 dance a mor - ris dance hi - - ri - ous, 217 dance a mor - ris dance hi - - ri - ous, 221 Light - ly, Bright - ly, Trip in meas - ures mul - ti - - ri - ous, 221 Light - ly, Bright - ly, Dance meas - ures va - ri - ous,
0 225 ANNABEL ALLAN Dance a mor - ris dance hi - - ri - ous, LITTLE JOHN, SCARLET Dance then gai - ly, Dance then gai - ly, Dance a mor - ris dance hi - Dance then - ri - ous, gai - ly and 225 Yes, dance, dance gay 229 Marcato Yes, dance your best, dance with all zest, yes, dance your best, We'll dance your best, dance with zest, and don't stop to rest, dance your best, dance your best, dance with zest, and don't stop to rest, dance your best, Yes, dance your best, dance with all zest, yes, dance your best, We'll 229 Dance Marcato your best, dance with zest, and don't stop to rest, dance your best,
1 25 cresc. al fine dance then mer - ri - ly, and we will dance ver - y cheer - i - ly, In meas-ures ev - er cresc. al fine dance then mer - ri - ly and we will dance ver - y cheer - i - ly, In meas-ures quite mul - ti - 25 cresc. al fine 240 gay, We'll day with pleas-ures va - ri - ous,! We will day with pleas-ures va - ri - ous,! We will day with pleas-ures gay,! -ri-ous, and in a man-ner hi - - ri-ous; yes, we will dance and be gay,!! 240 We will day with pleas-ures gay,!
2 246 Dance a mor-ris dance hi - - ri - ous, Trip-ping gai - ly We'll day, dance Dance a mor-ris dance hi - - ri - ous, Trip - ping gay We'll day, dance Dance a mor-ris dance hi - - ri - ous, Trip - ping gay We'll day, dance Dance a mor-ris dance hi - - ri - ous, Trip-ping gai - ly We'll make - hol - i - day, dance 246 Dance a mor-ris dance hi - - ri - ous, Trip - ping gay We'll day, dance 252 light- ly, gai - ly to light- ly, gai - ly to light- ly, gai - ly to light- ly, gai - ly to 252 light- ly, gai - ly to Three lines of dialogue.