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a Cure for Melancoly
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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a Cure for Melancoly by Andreas Stenberg — Lyrics
Are you grown so melancholy,
That you think on nought but folly;
are you sad,
are you made,
are you worse;
Do you think,
Want of Chink
Is a Curse:
Do you wish for to have,
Longer life, or a Grave,
Thus would I Cure ye.
First I would have a Bag of Gold,
That should ten Thousand Pieces hold,
And all that,
In thy Hat,
Would I pour;
For to spend,
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About a Cure for Melancoly
Andreas Stenberg's A Cure for Melancholy is a secular SATB partsong setting an English text. The composer presents a humorous, tongue-in-cheek remedy for sadness, first suggesting a substantial fortune to be spent lavishly or frivolously. The second stanza proposes a more intimate, sensual cure, involving a maiden willing to cater to the afflicted's every desire. The music likely reflects the witty and somewhat bawdy nature of the words, offering a lighthearted diversion for singers and listeners alike. This is a charming example of English partsong tradition from its era.
