My prime of youth (John Mundy)

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• (Posted 2015-11-10)  CPDL #37482:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2015-11-10).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 79 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: A bar-less edition in G minor.

• (Posted 2012-01-19)  CPDL #25402:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2012-01-19).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 32 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed up a tone.

• (Posted 2006-02-28)  CPDL #11123:         

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-02-28).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 32 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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• (Posted 2005-11-20)  CPDL #10216: 

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-20).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 52 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan.

General Information

Title: My prime Of youth
Composer: John Mundy

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1594 in Songs and Psalmes, no. 17
Description: 

Original text and translations

English text My prime of youth is but a frost of cares, My feast of joy is but a dish of pain, My crop of corn is but a field of tares, And all my goods are but vain hope of gain. The day is past and yet I saw no sun, And now I live, and now my life is done.

German translation Mein jugendlicher Stolz ist nichts, außer eiskalter Sorgen, ich habe keine Freuden, nur ständigen Schmerz, ich ernte nichts, außer einem leeren Feld, mein ganzes Habe ist nichts, außer eitler Hoffnung auf Gewinn; der Tag ist vergangen, und ich sah noch keine Sonne, noch lebe ich, doch schon ist mein Leben vollbracht.