Sheet music

Original

A Beauteous fair has pierced my heart. John Wall Callcott. A cappella originally, piano accompaniment added by William Horsley. 1774-1858. Secular , Partsong. Language. English. 3 equal voices.

Translation

A Beauteous fair has pierced my heart. John Wall Callcott. A cappella originally, piano accompaniment added by William Horsley. 1774-1858. Secular , Partsong. Language. English. 3 equal voices.

Original

A catch for three voices. There are two editions from 2 distinct sources. The edition which appeared in Horsley's collection was "bowdlerised" to remove the lewdness of the original. It also required the initial 8 bars of each part to be sung 3 times, rather than once only as in the original version. For the obsolete meaning of the verb "roger" see the wikipedia entry for that word.

Translation

A catch for three voices. There are two editions from 2 distinct sources. The edition which appeared in Horsley's collection was bowdlerised to remove the lewdness of the original. It also required the initial 8 bars of each part to be sung 3 times, rather than once only as in the original version. For the obsolete meaning of the verb roger see the wikipedia entry for that word.