Of all the instruments, Z 263 - Purcell, Henry

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"The humour of this item derives not from revealed obscenity (unless a "wet zingle" is an obscure term of sexual reference) but from the (even more) nugatory device of onomatopoeia."

⌛ Period → Baroque ◈ Genre → Canons ♬ Voicing → TTT ¶ Language → English

Parts 3

Instruments A cappella

Pages 4

CPDL # 27007

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2012-08-27

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

Of all the instruments that are, None can with the viol compare. Mark how the strings their order keep, With a "whet, whet, whet" and a "sweep, sweep, sweep". But above all, this still abounds, With a "Zingle, zing" and a "zit zat zounds".