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==General Information==
==General Information==
<b>Title:</b> <i>What poor astronomers are they</i><br>
{{Title|''What poore Astronomers are they''}}
<b>Composer:</b> [[John Dowland]]<br>
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{{Genre|Secular|Madrigals}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Pub|1|1603|in ''{{NoCo|The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires}}''|no=20}}
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==Original text and translations==
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{{Text|English|
{{Vs|1}} What poor astronomers are they
take women's eyes for stars,
and set their thoughts in battle 'ray,
to fight such idle wars,
when in the end they shall approve
'tis but a jest drawn out of love.


<b>Number of voices:</b> 4vv&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Voicing:</b> SATB<br>
{{Vs|2}} And love itself is but a jest,
'''Genre:''' [[:Category:Secular music|Secular]], [[:Category:Madrigals|Madrigals]] <br>
devis'd by idle heads,
<b>Language:</b> [[English]]<br>
to catch young fancies in the nest
<b>Instruments: </b>none, a cappella<br>
and lay it in fools' beds;
<b>Published: </b><br>
that, being hatch'd in Beauty's eyes,
they may be fledg'd ere they be wise.


<b>Description:</b> <br>
{{Vs|3}} But yet it is a sport to see
how wit will run on wheels,
while will cannot persuaded be,
with that which reason feels;
that women's eyes and stars are odd,
and Love is but a feigned god.


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{{Vs|4}} But such as will run mad with will,
I cannot clear their sight,
but leave them to their study still,
to look where is no light.
'Till them too late we make them try,
they study false astronomy!}}
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{{Translation|Polish|
{{Vs|1}} Jakże marnymi astronomami są ci,
Którzy za gwiazdy mają niewieście oczy
I myśli swoje w bój ślą, by
Czcze i jałowe wojny toczyć.
Bo w końcu przyznają, gdy romans skończony,
Iż to figiel jedynie, przez miłość sprawiony.


==Original text and translations==
{{Vs|2}} Wszak miłość sama także jest żartem,
Próżne go głowy umyśliły sprawić
By chwytać miłostki niewiele warte
I w głupców łóżkach je sadzić.
Ci, pięknych oczu podlani spojrzeniem,
Dojrzeć gotowi, na długo przed zmądrzeniem.


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{{Vs|3}} Więc obserwuję, ot dla rozrywki,
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Jak rozum kręćka dostaje
A mądre słowo, na kształt pożywki
Jest dla pragnienia i nic nie daje.
Że oczy, od gwiazd blasku, dzieli wiele
A miłość ziemska jak złoty jest cielec.


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{{Vs|4}} Lecz, gdy ochotność w takich szaleje,
Nie sposób ich spojrzeń ocucić.
Miłość jest ślepa, jak mówią dzieje,
Zgłębiają więc dalej te puste nauki,
Aż zrozumieją, pojmą że zbłądzili
I fałszywej astronomii życie poświęcili.}}
{{Translator|Stanisław Jonczyk}}
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General Information

Title: What poore Astronomers are they
Composer: John Dowland

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1603 in The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires, no. 20
Description: 

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Original text and translations

English.png English text

1  What poor astronomers are they
take women's eyes for stars,
and set their thoughts in battle 'ray,
to fight such idle wars,
when in the end they shall approve
'tis but a jest drawn out of love.

2  And love itself is but a jest,
devis'd by idle heads,
to catch young fancies in the nest
and lay it in fools' beds;
that, being hatch'd in Beauty's eyes,
they may be fledg'd ere they be wise.

3  But yet it is a sport to see
how wit will run on wheels,
while will cannot persuaded be,
with that which reason feels;
that women's eyes and stars are odd,
and Love is but a feigned god.

4  But such as will run mad with will,
I cannot clear their sight,
but leave them to their study still,
to look where is no light.
'Till them too late we make them try,
they study false astronomy!

Polish.png Polish translation

1  Jakże marnymi astronomami są ci,
Którzy za gwiazdy mają niewieście oczy
I myśli swoje w bój ślą, by
Czcze i jałowe wojny toczyć.
Bo w końcu przyznają, gdy romans skończony,
Iż to figiel jedynie, przez miłość sprawiony.

2  Wszak miłość sama także jest żartem,
Próżne go głowy umyśliły sprawić
By chwytać miłostki niewiele warte
I w głupców łóżkach je sadzić.
Ci, pięknych oczu podlani spojrzeniem,
Dojrzeć gotowi, na długo przed zmądrzeniem.

3  Więc obserwuję, ot dla rozrywki,
Jak rozum kręćka dostaje
A mądre słowo, na kształt pożywki
Jest dla pragnienia i nic nie daje.
Że oczy, od gwiazd blasku, dzieli wiele
A miłość ziemska jak złoty jest cielec.

4  Lecz, gdy ochotność w takich szaleje,
Nie sposób ich spojrzeń ocucić.
Miłość jest ślepa, jak mówią dzieje,
Zgłębiają więc dalej te puste nauki,
Aż zrozumieją, pojmą że zbłądzili
I fałszywej astronomii życie poświęcili.

Translation by Stanisław Jonczyk
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