Of Beare (Thomas Ravenscroft)

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• (Posted 1999-06-25)  CPDL #00372: 

Editor: Christian Mondrup (submitted 1999-06-25).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 48 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Of Beare
Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft

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

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1614 in A brief discourse, no. 10
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Original text and translations

English text

Trudge away quickly and fill the black Bole,
devoutly as long as we bide,
now welcome good fellowes both strangers and all,
let madnes and mirth set sadnes aside.

Of all reckonings I love good cheere,
with honest folkes in company:
and when drinke comes my part for to beare,
for still me thinks one tooth is drye.