Strange were the life (Thomas Bateson)
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2012-03-07). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 70 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Revised files uploaded 30/01/19.
General Information
Title: Strange were the life
Composer: Thomas Bateson
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1604 in The First Set of English Madrigals to 3-6 voices, no. 17
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Original text and translations
English text
Strange were the life that ev’ry man would like,
More strange the state that should dislike each one;
Rare were the gem that every one would seek,
And little worth that all would let alone.
Sweet were the meat that every one would choose,
And sour the sauce that all men would refuse.