I smile to see how you devise (Anonymous)

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  • (Posted 2024-09-28)  CPDL #82187:     
Editor: Jason Smart (submitted 2024-09-28).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 137 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC ND
Edition notes: Transcribed and reconstructed from the Mulliner Book. Original pitch and note values retained.

General Information

Title: I smile to see how you devise
Composer: Anonymous
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SecularPartsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Original text and translations

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I smile to see how you devise,
 new masking nets my eyes to blear:
Your self you cannot so disguise:
 but as you are, you must appear.

Your privy winks at board I see
 and how you set your roving mind:
Your self you cannot hide from me,
 although I wink, I am not blind.

The secret sighs and fainéd cheer,
 that oft doth pain thy careful breast:
To me right plainly doth appear,
 I see in whom thy heart doth rest.

And though thou makest a fainéd vow,
 that love no more thy heart should nip,
Yet think I know as well as thou,
 the fickle helm doth guide thy ship.

Therefore leave off thy wonted play,
 but, as thou art, thou wilt appear,
Unless thou canst devise a way,
 to dark the Sun that shines so clear.

And keep thy friend that thou hast won,
 in truth to him thy love supply,
Least he at length as I have done,
 take off thy Belles and let thee fly.