Construe my meaning (Giles Farnaby)

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• CPDL #10077: PDF, MIDI, & NoteWorthy Composer files

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

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

Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: Bars 7, 10, 11, 12, Tenor: Bs should be natural (and not flat as shown in the score)

• CPDL #9219: MIDI and NoteWorthy Composer files

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2005-08-30).   Score information: Letter   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Originally published as Consture My Meaning

• CPDL #7596:

Editor: Vincent Carpentier (submitted 2004-07-15).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 56 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: Bars 10, 11, 12, Tenor: Bs should be natural (and not flat as shown in the score)

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• CPDL #5564:

Editor: Insula Dulcamara Ensemble (submitted 2003-08-26).   Score information: A4, 2 pages   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: written in original C clefs.

General Information

Title: Construe my meaning
Original Title: Consture my meaning
Composer: Giles Farnaby

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

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Canzonets to Four Voices (1598)

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Original text and translations

English text

Consture my meaning,
wrest not my method,
good will craves favour,
witness the high God,
If I have meant well,
when I deserve ill,
no man regard,
what shall I say more,
speech is but blasting,
still will I hope for life everlasting.