Ah, Cupid grant that I may never see (Thomas Bateson)
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- CPDL #10113: NoteWorthy Composer
- Editor: Vince M. Brennan (added 2005-11-15). Score information: Letter, 13 pages Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan
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Title: Ah, Cupid grant that I may never see
Composer: Thomas Bateson
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: SSATBB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
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External websites: http://www.oldmusicproject.com
Original text and translations
Original Text:
English text
Ah, Cupid grant that I may never see
her through mine ear that thus hath wounded me,
if through mine eyes another wound she give,
Cupid, alas, then I no longer live,
but die, poor wretch, shot through and through the liver,
with those sharp arrows she stole from my quiver.