Which is the properest day to drink? (Thomas Arne)
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- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2017-11-20). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 29 kB Copyright: CPDL
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Title: Which is the properest day to drink?
Composer: Thomas Arne
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: The original words to "Which is the properest day to sing?"
External websites: http://www.embassysingers.de
Original text and translations
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 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.“