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Thread #12992   Message #430593
Posted By: Snuffy
01-Apr-01 - 12:44 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Chords Req: HELP What if a Day or a Month
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: HELP What if a Day or a Month
The Young Tradition recorded a polyphonic a capella version of this song for Transatlantic, in an arrangement by Dolly Collins. They change one or two of the words, repeat some line endings and the whole Chorus, and only sing the one verse. The tune varies slightly from the one Wolfgang linked to.

WHAT IF A DAY
(Thomas Campion)

What if a day, or a month, or a year
Crown thy delights with a thousand sweet contentings?
A thousand sweet contentings?
May not a change of a night or an hour
Cross thy delights with as many sad tormentings?
As many sad tormentings?

CHORUS (x2)
   Fortune, honour, beauty, youth
   Are but blossoms dying;
   Wanton pleasure, doting love,
   Are but shadows flying.
   All our joys are but toys,
   Idle thoughts deceiving;
   None have power of an hour
   Of his lives bereaving.


Recorded by The Young Tradition, arrangement by Dolly Collins
VRH

MIDI file: WHATIFA.MID

Timebase: 480

Tempo: 160 (375000 microsec/crotchet)
Key: G
TimeSig: 4/4 48 8
Name: What If A Day
Text: C:Thomas Campion
Start
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This program is worth the effort of learning it.

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  X: 192
  T:What If A Day
  M:4/4
  L:1/4
  C:Thomas Campion
  S:The Young Tradition, arr Dolly Collins
  B:An Howres Recreation in Musicke (1606)
  K:Em
  E2^DE|F2 EF |G2 FE |^D4  |
  G2 FG|A2 GA |cB AG |A2 AA|
  A2 G2|G2 F2 |E4    |E4   |
  E2^DE|F2 EF |G2 FE |^D4  |
  G2 FG|A2 GA |cB AG |A2 AA|
  A2 G2|G2 F2 |E4    |E4   |:
  B3  c|d2 A2 |c2(BA)|B4   |
  B3  c|d2 e2 |c4    |B4   |
  B3  c|d2 A2 |c2(BA)|B4   |
  B3  c|d2 e2 |c4    |B4   |
  E3  F|G4    |D3  E |F4   |
  C3  D|E2(DC)|B,4   |E,4  |
  E3  F|G4    |D3  E |F4   |
  C3  D|E2(DC)|B,4   |E,4 :|

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