The Quaker's catch (Felice Giardini)
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2012-08-27). Score information: A4, 8 pages, 90 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: Quaker's catch, The
Composer: Felice Giardini
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: TTT
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:
Lyrics: Anon
Description: A fair, but not wholly convincing, attempt at an essentially English catch by a naturalised Italian.
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Original text and translations
English text
Tis strange, Sister Ruth, that the spirit within
Should set you a-preaching and tempt me to sin.
When you mutter and groan and cry, Ah! Oh! Ah! Oh!
Sure, you feel some emotions in the regions below.
For whene'er I breathe short, sigh and lift up my eyes,
The spirit then moves me all the time 'twixt my thighs.