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Fraile man despise the treasures of this life, | |||
Earth's wealth is want, joy sorrow, peace and strife. | |||
Dame Fortune's bitter sweetes doe not affect, | |||
Her happiest state's unworthy thy respect. | |||
For like as Jonah's gourd, even in a night | |||
Springs up and dies againe this world's delight. | |||
</poem> | |||
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- CPDL #2002:
Sibelius
- Editor: Stuart McIntosh (submitted 2001-01-23). Score information: 72 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: in A4 format
General Information
Title: Fraile man, despise the treasures of this life
Composer: John Bull
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Brit. Mus. Add. MSS. 29372-5
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Original text and translations
English text
Fraile man despise the treasures of this life,
Earth's wealth is want, joy sorrow, peace and strife.
Dame Fortune's bitter sweetes doe not affect,
Her happiest state's unworthy thy respect.
For like as Jonah's gourd, even in a night
Springs up and dies againe this world's delight.