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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''Which is the properest day to sing?''}} | |||
{{Composer|Thomas Arne}} | {{Composer|Thomas Arne}} | ||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}} | {{Voicing|4|SATB}} | ||
{{Genre|Secular|Glees}} | {{Genre|Secular|Glees}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
{{Pub|1|}} | {{Pub|1|}} | ||
{{Descr|This glee started life as "Which is the properest day to drink", scored for male company, i.e. two tenors and a bass. A fourth part was added in the mid-nineteenth century, making the glee "equally suitable for ladies and gentleman", but still retaining the more robust words. It is not known when the bowdlerization was effected.<br>}} | |||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Top}}{{Text|English| | {{Top}}{{Text|English| | ||
'''Original text:''' | '''Original text:''' | ||
Which is the properest day to drink? | Which is the properest day to drink? | ||
Each is the properest day I think, | Each is the properest day I think, | ||
why should I name but one day? | why should I name but one day? | ||
Tell me but yours, I'll mention my day, | Tell me but yours, I'll mention my day, | ||
let us but fix on some day. | let us but fix on some day. | ||
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, | Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, | ||
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. | Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Text|English|'''Bowdlerized text:''' | {{Text|English|'''Bowdlerized text:''' | ||
Which is the properest day to sing? | Which is the properest day to sing? | ||
Each to be sure 'tis a mighty fine thing! | Each to be sure 'tis a mighty fine thing! | ||
why should I name but one day? | why should I name but one day? | ||
…}} | …}} | ||
{{mdl|3}}{{Translation|German| | {{mdl|3}}{{Translation|German| | ||
„Welcher Tag eignet sich am besten zum Singen? | „Welcher Tag eignet sich am besten zum Singen? | ||
Samstag, Sonntag, Montag?“ | Samstag, Sonntag, Montag?“ | ||
„Jeder natürlich, es ist eine herrliche Sache! | „Jeder natürlich, es ist eine herrliche Sache! | ||
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„Sag mir den deinen, so sage ich dir meinen Tag, | „Sag mir den deinen, so sage ich dir meinen Tag, | ||
Welcher ist es? Lass uns nur einen Tag bestimmen.“ | Welcher ist es? Lass uns nur einen Tag bestimmen.“ | ||
„Bravo, bravo! Warum sollte ich nur einen Tag nennen? | „Bravo, bravo! Warum sollte ich nur einen Tag nennen? | ||
Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, | Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, | ||
Samstag, Sonntag, Montag.“}} | Samstag, Sonntag, Montag.“}} | ||
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-12-26). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 66 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Reformatting of #2079, with minor adjustments to the underlay.
- Editor: John D. Smith (submitted 2004-02-20). Score information: A4, 3 pages Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Scores listed alphabetically by composer, some scores are also available as PDF files.
- Editor: Stuart McIntosh (submitted 2001-02-16). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 32 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Which is the properest day to sing?
Composer: Thomas Arne
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Glee
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published:
Description: This glee started life as "Which is the properest day to drink", scored for male company, i.e. two tenors and a bass. A fourth part was added in the mid-nineteenth century, making the glee "equally suitable for ladies and gentleman", but still retaining the more robust words. It is not known when the bowdlerization was effected.
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text Original text: |
English text Bowdlerized text: |
German translation „Welcher Tag eignet sich am besten zum Singen? |