Compare me to the child (John Farmer)
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CPDL #11134: NOTEWORTHY COMPOSER
- Editor: Brian Russell (added 2006-02-28). Score information: Copyright: GnuGPDL
- Edition notes: All pieces listed alphabetically by composer.
- CPDL #6543: ENCORE.
- Editor: Ken Williams (added 2004-01-20). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 108 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: Compare me to the child
Composer: John Farmer
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigals
Language: English
Instruments: none, a cappella
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==Original text and translations==
English text
Compare me to the child that plays with fire,
or to the fly that dieth in the flame,
or to the foolish boy, that did aspire,
to touch the glory of high heaven’s frame
.
No man to these me fitly can compare,
these live to die, I die to live in care.