Which is the properest day to drink? (Thomas Arne)

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  • (Posted 2017-11-20)  CPDL #47585:       
Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2017-11-20).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 75 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Which is the properest day to drink?
Composer: Thomas Arne
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SecularPartsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published:

Description: The original words to "Which is the properest day to sing?"


Original text and translations

English.png English text

“Which is the properest day to drink?
Saturday, Sunday, Monday?”
“Each is the properest day I think,
Why should I name but one day?”
“Tell me but yours, I’ll mention my day,
Let us but fix on some day.”
“Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
Saturday, Sunday, Monday.”

German.png German translation

„Welcher Tag eignet sich am besten zum Trinken?
Samstag, Sonntag, Montag?“
„Jeder natürlich, warum sollte ich nur einen Tag nennen?“
„Sag mir den deinen, so sage ich dir meinen Tag, welcher ist es?
Lass uns nur einen Tag bestimmen.“
„Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag,
Samstag, Sonntag, Montag.“