The Beetle and the Flower - Veit, Wenzel Heinrich

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◈ Genre / Form Partsongs

♯ Key B- major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → TTBB

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate

↕ Range F2 – A4

¶ Language → English

Measures 63

Texture Homophonic

Parts 4

Instruments TTBB

Pages 6

CPDL # 70853

Editor Douglas Walczak

Posted 2022-09-19

License Personal

♫Pitch Ranges

Tenor 1 Tenor 2

D3 – A4

T. 2

G3 – E-4

Bass 1

F2 – D4

Bass 2

F2 – D4

¶Lyrics / Text

There flew an ancient beetle, Around the flow'rs one morning, And many a sweet one scorning, He chose the fairest bloom. Said He, all golden glitt'ring: "Tho'on the earth I scramble, On wing I far can ramble, So love me sweet and come." Then said the blushing flower: "The butterflies are prettier, And gayer, too, and wittier, So pray you, now be dumb!" The saw the ancient beetle, Young butterfly come dancing, To woo the flow'r entrancing: His face grew very glum!