I've lost my mistress, horse and wife (Maurice Greene)
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- Editor: Jonathan Goodliffe (submitted 2021-03-16). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 176 kB Copyright: CPDL
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Title: I've lost my mistress, horse and wife
Composer: Maurice Greene
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SSS
Genre: Sacred, Canon
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: Not known
Description: A 3 part catch. It starts with the first voice singing the first part to the end. The first voice then sings the 2nd part while the second voice starts singing the first part and so on.
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Original text and translations
English text
I've lost my mistress, horse and wife,
But when I think on human life
I'm glad it is no worse.
My wife was ugly and a scold,
my mistress was grown lean and old.
I'me sorry for my horse, my horse.