Wine in a morning (Henry Purcell)

From ChoralWiki
Revision as of 21:32, 27 January 2009 by CarlosBot (talk | contribs) (DotNetWikiBot - applied templates {{Editor}} and/or {{Composer}})
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Music files

L E G E N D Disclaimer How to download
ICON SOURCE
File details.gif File details
Question.gif Help


  • CPDL #3921: Icon_pdf.gif
Editor: Laura Conrad (submitted 2002-08-12).   Score information:    Copyright: GnuGPL
Edition notes: From a collection of Drinking songs

General Information

Title: Wine in a morning
Composer: Henry Purcell

Number of voices: 3vv  Voicing: TTB
Genre: Secular, Canons

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:


Description:


External websites:


Original text and translations

English.png English text


Wine, wine in a morning makes us frollick and gay
that like eagles we soar in the pride of the day;
Gouty sots in hte night only find a decay.


'Tis the sun ripes the grape and to drinking gives light:
We imitate him when by noon we're at height;
They steal wine who take it when he's out of sight.


Boy, fill all the glasses, fill 'em up now he shines,
The higher he rises, the more he refines;
But wine and wit palls as their maker declines.