See the bowl sparkles (Lord Mornington)
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- CPDL #25102:
- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2011-12-05). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 104 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: This edition comprises a modern realisation, and a statement of the piece in its original specialized format. Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download.
General Information
Title: See the bowl sparkles
Composer: Lord Mornington
Lyricist: Probably the composer
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: TTTT
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: One of those catches that is more lubricious in performance than the anodyne lyrics might suggest. It was published in Warren's fourteenth collection, 1774.
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Original text and translations
English text
See the bowl sparkles with wine;
You four sing our favourite glee.
Endless pleasures we press from the vine;
Dull spleen is the extract of tea.