Five Reasons (Henry Purcell)

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• (Posted 2021-10-20)  CPDL #66307:  (ABC)

Editor: Joshua Stutter (submitted 2021-10-20).   Score information: A4, 1 page   Copyright: CPDL

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• (Posted 2002-08-12)  CPDL #03911:     

Editor: Laura Conrad (submitted 2002-08-12).   Score information: Letter, 24 pages, 280 kB   Copyright: GnuGPL

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General Information

Title: Five Reasons
Composer: Henry Purcell

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: 3 equal voices
Genre: Secular, Canon

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
Description: From a collection of Drinking songs.

Original text and translations

English text

If all be true that I do think,
there are five reasons,
there are five reasons we should drink:
Good wine, a friend, or being dry,
Or lest we should be, by and by;
Or any other reason, or any other reason,
Or any other reason why, any reason why!