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She swore him ‘No, not for the whole world. | She swore him ‘No, not for the whole world. | ||
That she wouldn’t do such a villainous thing. | That she wouldn’t do such a villainous thing. | ||
To make her husband suffer such a bad name | To make her husband suffer such a bad name | ||
She dare not do it for her own shame. | She dare not do it for her own shame. | ||
But nevertheless, she thought she would die | But nevertheless, she thought she would die |
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- Editor: Anthony Linden Jones (submitted 2002-04-10). Score information: A4, 8 pages, 432 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: We Wommen Konne No Thyng Hele
Composer: Anthony Linden Jones
Lyricist: Geoffrey Chaucer
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: SSATBB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: Middle English
Instruments: Percussion
First published:
Description: Text from the Wife of Bath's Tale, from The Canterbury Tales.
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Original text and translations
Middle English text We wommen konne no thyng hele; |
English translation Paraphrased interpretation |