My prime of youth (John Mundy)

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• CPDL #25402:  Capella

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2012-01-19).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 32 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed up a tone.

• CPDL #11123:  NoteWorthy Composer

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-02-28).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 32 kB   Copyright: GnuGPL

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• CPDL #10216: 

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-20).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 52 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan

General Information

Title: My prime Of youth
Composer: John Mundy

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1594

Description: No. 17 in Songs and Psalmes

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Original text and translations

English text

My prime of youth is but a frost of cares,
My feast of joy is but a dish of pain,
My crop of corn is but a field of tares,
And all my goods are but vain hope of gain.
The day is past and yet I saw no sun,
And now I live, and now my life is done.