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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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{{Editor|Anthony Linden Jones|2002-04-10}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|8|432}}{{Copy|Personal}} | {{Editor|Anthony Linden Jones|2002-04-10}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|8|432}}{{Copy|Personal}} | ||
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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''We Wommen Konne No Thyng Hele''}} | |||
{{Composer|Anthony Linden Jones}} | {{Composer|Anthony Linden Jones}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Geoffrey Chaucer}} | {{Lyricist|Geoffrey Chaucer}} | ||
{{Voicing|6|SSATBB}} | {{Voicing|6|SSATBB}} | ||
{{Genre|Secular|Partsongs}} | |||
{{Language|Middle English}} | {{Language|Middle English}} | ||
{{Instruments|Percussion}} | |||
{{Pub|1|}} | |||
{{Descr| Text from the ''Wife of Bath's Tale'', from ''The Canterbury Tales''.<br>}} | |||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Text|Middle English | {{top}}{{Text|Middle English| | ||
We wommen konne no thyng hele; | We wommen konne no thyng hele; | ||
Witnesse on Myda, - wol ye heere the tale? | Witnesse on Myda, - wol ye heere the tale? | ||
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I myghte no lenger kepe it, out of doute.’ | I myghte no lenger kepe it, out of doute.’ | ||
Heere may ye se, thogh we a tyme abyde, | Heere may ye se, thogh we a tyme abyde, | ||
Yet out it moot; we kan no conseil hyde. | Yet out it moot; we kan no conseil hyde.}} | ||
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''Paraphrased interpretation'' | ''Paraphrased interpretation'' | ||
We women can conceal no secret. | We women can conceal no secret. | ||
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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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I can no longer keep it secret, without doubt. | I can no longer keep it secret, without doubt. | ||
Here you can see, though we might keep it awhile, | Here you can see, though we might keep it awhile, | ||
Yet, it must out – we can hide no secret. | Yet, it must out – we can hide no secret.}} | ||
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[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Modern music]] | [[Category:Modern music]] |
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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.
External websites:
Original text and translations
Middle English text We wommen konne no thyng hele; |
English translation Paraphrased interpretation |