Eliza (William Yeates Hurlstone)

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• (Posted 2023-10-31)  CPDL #76850:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-31).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 358 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Eliza
Composer: William Yeates Hurlstone
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1900 Charles Woodhouse
Description: “Mocking Part-Song”

Original text and translations

English text

Eliza has a twinkling eye,
    Not I!
And a voice of sweetest tune,
    Too high!
In her smile sweet blushes lie,
    He lies sir!
Eliza, Eliza, Eliza, liza, liza,
    Oh joy!
He will be married soon,
    You goon!