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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
{{Legend}} | {{Legend}} | ||
* | *'''CPDL #10604:''' [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/7/70/Eccles_My_Man_John_PML.pdf http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/84/Icon_pdf.gif] | ||
:'''Editor:''' [[User:Philip Legge|Philip Legge]] ''(added | :'''Editor:''' [[User:Philip Legge|Philip Legge]] ''(added 2006-01-07)''. '''Score information:''' A4, 1 page, 28 kbytes '''Copyright:''' [[ChoralWiki:CPDL|© 2005 Philip Legge]] | ||
:'''Edition notes:''' Lyrics are definitely rated for mature singers! PG-17 | :'''Edition notes:''' Minor revision 30 April 2006 to reduce file size. Lyrics are definitely rated for mature singers! PG-17 | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
'''Title:''' ''My man John''<br> | '''Title:''' ''My man John''<br> | ||
'''Composer:''' [[John Eccles]]<br> | '''Composer:''' [[John Eccles]]<br><br> | ||
{{Voicing|3|3 equal voices|3 equal voices}}<br> | |||
'''Genre:''' [[:Category:Secular music|Secular]], [[:Category:Canons|Canon]] <br> | '''Genre:''' [[:Category:Secular music|Secular]], [[:Category:Canons|Canon]]<br> | ||
{{Language|English}}<br> | |||
{{A_cappella}}<br> | |||
'''Description:''' Catch from the Purcell (et al.) collection. | '''Description:''' Catch from the Purcell (et al.) collection. | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
'''Original text:''' | '''Original text:'''<br> | ||
{{Text|English}} | {{Text|English}}<br> | ||
(Spoken:) Maid Mary having broke the handle of her hair broom and hearing that (Manservant John) had a long stick that would fit it, desired him to put it in for her. | (Spoken:) Maid Mary having broke the handle of her hair broom and hearing that (Manservant John) had a long stick that would fit it, desired him to put it in for her. | ||
1. My man John had a thing that was long, | :1. My man John had a thing that was long, | ||
My maid Mary had a thing that was hairy, | :My maid Mary had a thing that was hairy, | ||
My man John put his thing that was long, | :My man John put his thing that was long, | ||
Into my maid Mary's thing that was hairy. | :Into my maid Mary's thing that was hairy. | ||
2. My maid Mary then stirr'd it about, | :2. My maid Mary then stirr'd it about, | ||
till with stirring and stirring at length it came out, | :till with stirring and stirring at length it came out, | ||
but then my man John, thrust it in once again, | :but then my man John, thrust it in once again, | ||
and knock'd it most stoutly to make it remain. | :and knock'd it most stoutly to make it remain. | ||
3. But John with much knocking so widen'd the hole, | :3. But John with much knocking so widen'd the hole, | ||
that his long thing slip'd out still in spight of his soul, | :that his long thing slip'd out still in spight of his soul, | ||
till weary'd and vex'd and with knocking grown sore, | :till weary'd and vex'd and with knocking grown sore, | ||
cry'd a Pox take the Hole for I'll knock it no more. | :cry'd a Pox take the Hole for I'll knock it no more. | ||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Secular music]] | [[Category:Secular music]] | ||
[[Category:Canons]] | [[Category:Canons]] | ||
[[Category:Baroque music]] | [[Category:Baroque music]] | ||
Revision as of 08:31, 30 April 2006
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- CPDL #10604:
- Editor: Philip Legge (added 2006-01-07). Score information: A4, 1 page, 28 kbytes Copyright: © 2005 Philip Legge
- Edition notes: Minor revision 30 April 2006 to reduce file size. Lyrics are definitely rated for mature singers! PG-17
General Information
Title: My man John
Composer: John Eccles
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: 3 equal voices
Genre: Secular, Canon
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Description: Catch from the Purcell (et al.) collection.
External websites: PML Music Editions
Original text and translations
Original text:
English text
(Spoken:) Maid Mary having broke the handle of her hair broom and hearing that (Manservant John) had a long stick that would fit it, desired him to put it in for her.
- 1. My man John had a thing that was long,
- My maid Mary had a thing that was hairy,
- My man John put his thing that was long,
- Into my maid Mary's thing that was hairy.
- 2. My maid Mary then stirr'd it about,
- till with stirring and stirring at length it came out,
- but then my man John, thrust it in once again,
- and knock'd it most stoutly to make it remain.
- 3. But John with much knocking so widen'd the hole,
- that his long thing slip'd out still in spight of his soul,
- till weary'd and vex'd and with knocking grown sore,
- cry'd a Pox take the Hole for I'll knock it no more.