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'''Genre:''' [[:Category:Secular music|Secular]], Canon<br> | '''Genre:''' [[:Category:Secular music|Secular]], Canon<br> | ||
<b>Language:</b> English<br> | <b>Language:</b> English<br> | ||
{{a cappella}} | |||
<b>Published: </b>1731-33<br> | <b>Published: </b>1731-33<br> | ||
<b>Description: </b>The two three part Catches are from | <b>Description: </b>The two three part Catches are from | ||
the collection "the Chatch Clubb or | the collection "the Chatch Clubb or the merry Companions... " other catch by [[R. Brown]] | ||
<b>External websites: </b> | <b>External websites: </b> | ||
:<b>Performances:</b> [http://www.dwsmp3.com/multivocal.htm Live performance of this work by the dwsChorale]<br> | :<b>Performances:</b> [http://www.dwsmp3.com/multivocal.htm Live performance of this work by the dwsChorale]<br> | ||
{{ | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Text|English}} | |||
<b>A Catch on Midnight Cats:</b> <br> | |||
: I: Ye Cats that at midnight spit Love at each other | |||
::who best feel the tattered Fur | |||
::if the business of Love be no more to Pur. | |||
: II: Old Lady Grimalkin with Gooseberry Eyes, | |||
::when a Kitten knew Love fit's soon o'er, | |||
::Pus, Pus last not long but turns to Catwhore. | |||
:III: Men ride many miles, Cats tread many Tiles, | |||
::both hazard, both House or a Wall keep their Feet, | |||
::mount their Tails, mount their Tails and away. | |||
<b>A Cat Catch by R. Brown:</b> <br> | |||
: I: We Cats when assembled at Midnight together, | |||
::for innocent Puring, Puring, for innocent Puring, | |||
::puring, in Moonshiney weather. | |||
: II: If Dogs be in kennel, all fast in their straw, | |||
::we march, and we meaw, meaw, meaw | |||
::whitout scratch or a claw. | |||
:III: But if they suprise us, and put us to flight, | |||
::we fret, fret, and we spit, fret fret, spit, spit, | |||
::give a squall, squall and good. | |||
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General Information
Title: A Catch on the Midnight Cats from 'Two Cat Catches'
Composer: Michael Wise
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SSS
Genre: Secular, Canon
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1731-33
Description: The two three part Catches are from the collection "the Chatch Clubb or the merry Companions... " other catch by R. Brown
External websites:
- Performances: Live performance of this work by the dwsChorale
Original text and translations
English text
A Catch on Midnight Cats:
- I: Ye Cats that at midnight spit Love at each other
- who best feel the tattered Fur
- if the business of Love be no more to Pur.
- II: Old Lady Grimalkin with Gooseberry Eyes,
- when a Kitten knew Love fit's soon o'er,
- Pus, Pus last not long but turns to Catwhore.
- III: Men ride many miles, Cats tread many Tiles,
- both hazard, both House or a Wall keep their Feet,
- mount their Tails, mount their Tails and away.
A Cat Catch by R. Brown:
- I: We Cats when assembled at Midnight together,
- for innocent Puring, Puring, for innocent Puring,
- puring, in Moonshiney weather.
- II: If Dogs be in kennel, all fast in their straw,
- we march, and we meaw, meaw, meaw
- whitout scratch or a claw.
- III: But if they suprise us, and put us to flight,
- we fret, fret, and we spit, fret fret, spit, spit,
- give a squall, squall and good.