The longer that I live (John Mundy)
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2012-02-26). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 29 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: In original key. Transcribed from the facsimile edition, with the Superius & Medius parts set for Soprano, the Tenor part for Alto and the Bassus for Tenor.
General Information
Title: The longer that I live
Composer: John Mundy
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SSAT
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1594 in Songs and Psalmes, no. 19
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Original text and translations
English text
The longer that I live,
The more offence doth flow;
The more offence I give,
The more account I owe.
The more account I make,
The harder it will be,
Wherefore to live my heart doth shake,
Death is a gain to me.