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New oysters, new. | |||
Have you any wood to cleave? | |||
What kitchen stuff have you, maids? | |||
New oysters, new oysters, | |||
new walefleet oysters, | |||
at a groat a pecke, | |||
each oyster worth two pence, | |||
fetch us bread and wine that we may eate, | |||
let us lose no time with such good meat, | |||
a banquet for a prince. | |||
</poem> | |||
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- Editor: Greg Lindahl (submitted 2001-06-05). Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: One voice only
General Information
Title: New oysters new
Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Canon
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Pammelia (1609)
Description: #11 from 'Pammelia'
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Original text and translations
English text
New oysters, new.
Have you any wood to cleave?
What kitchen stuff have you, maids?
New oysters, new oysters,
new walefleet oysters,
at a groat a pecke,
each oyster worth two pence,
fetch us bread and wine that we may eate,
let us lose no time with such good meat,
a banquet for a prince.