When I was otherwise - Byrd, William

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⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Partsongs

♯ Key F major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SATTB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range F2 – E-5

¶ Language → English

Measures 31

Texture mixed texture

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 4

CPDL # 8697

Editor David Fraser

Posted 2004-12-10

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano

C4 – E-5

Alto

F3 – B-4

Tenor

C3 – F4

Bass

F2 – B-3

¶Lyrics / Text

When I was otherwise then now I am, I loved more but skilled not so much, faire words & smiles, could have contented than, my symple age and ignorance was such: But at the length, experience made me wonder, that harts and tongues did lodge so farre asunder. As watermen which on the Thames doe row, Looke to the East, but West keepes on the way, My Soveraigne sweet, her countenaunce setled so, To feede my hope while shee her snares might laie, And when shee saw, that I was in her danger, Good God, how soone she proved then a ranger. I could not choose but laugh although to late, To see great craft dissifered [deciphered] in a toy, I love her still, but such conditions hate, Which so prophaines my Paradice of joy. Love whets the wits, whose paine is but a pleasure, A toy, by fits, to play with all at leasure.