Quid petis, O fili? (Richard Pygott)
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- Editor: Michael Gibson (submitted 2004-03-30). Score information: A4, 9 pages, 372 kB Copyright: Personal
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Title: Quid petis, O fili?
Composer: Richard Pygott
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Languages: Latin, English
Instruments: a cappella
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Original text and translations
Latin and 
English text
Quid petis, o fili?
Mater dulcissima ba ba.
O pater, o fili
Mihi plausus oscula da da.
The mother, full mannerly
and meekly as a maid,
looking on her little son,
so laughing in lap laid
so prettily, so pertly,
so passingly well apay’d
full softly and full soberly
unto her sweet son she said:
Quid petis, o fili?
Mater dulcissima ba ba.
Musing on her manners
So nigh marr’d was my main
Save it pleased me so passingly
Tahat past was my pain;
Yet softly to her sweet son
Methought I heard her sain:
Now gracious God and good sweet babe
Yet once this game again
Quid petis, o fili?
Mater dulcissima ba ba.
O pater, o fili
Mihi plausus oscula da da.