And I were a maiden (Anonymous)

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• (Posted 2025-10-10)  CPDL #87099:     

Editor: Jason Smart (submitted 2025-10-10).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 36 kB   Copyright: CC BY ND

Edition notes: Edited from the Henry VIII Manuscript. Original note values and spelling retained.

General Information

Title: And I were a maiden
Composer: Anonymous
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSTTB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
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Original text and translations

English text 1. And I war a maydyn, As many one ys, For all the golde in Englond I wold not do amysse. 2. When I was a wanton wench Of twelve yere of age, Those cowrtyers with ther amorus They kyndyld my corage. 3. When I was come to The age of fifteen yere In all this lond, nowther fre nor bond, Me thought I had no pere.

The Text in Modern Spelling 1. And I were a maiden, As many one is, For all the gold in England I would not do amiss. 2. When I was a wanton wench Of twelve year of age, These courtiers with their amours They kindled my corage. 3. When I was come to The age of fifteen year In all this land, neither free nor bond, Methought I had no peer.