I had both money and a friend (Elway Bevin)
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(Posted 2024-09-28) CPDL #82190:
- Editor: Jason Smart (submitted 2024-09-28). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 126 kB Copyright: CC BY NC ND
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Title: I had both money and a friend
Composer: Elway Bevin
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Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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- Transcribed from John Baldwin's 'Commonplace Book'. Original pitch and note values retained.
Original text and translations
English text
I had both money and a friend
Of neither thought no store.
I lent my money to my friend
And took his bond therefore.
I asked my money of my friend,
But nought forwords I got.
I lost my money to keep my friend,
For sue him would I not.
But then if money come
And friend again were found,
I could lend no money to my friend
Upon no kind of bond.
But after this for money com'th
A friend with pawn to pay;
But when the money should be had,
My friend used such delay
That need of money did me force
My friend his pawn to sell.
And so I got my money,
But my friend clean from me fell
Sith bond for money lent to my friend,
Nor pawn assurance is,
But that my money or my friend
Thereby I ever miss.
If God send money and a friend
As I have had before,
I will keep my money and save my friend
And play the fool no more.