My mistress will not be content (Thomas Ravenscroft)
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- Editors: Greg Lindahl and Bernard Roth (submitted 2001-06-06). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 85 kB Copyright: Personal
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Title: My Mistress will not be content
Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: 3 equal voices
Genre: Secular, Canon
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Melismata (1611)
Description: #9 from 'Melismata'
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Original text and translation
English text
My mistress will not be content
to take a Jest as Chaucer meant
but following stil the womans fashion
allowes it for the new translation
for with the word she would not dispence
and yet I know the love the sence.