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Hearts Ease
Found in tunebook.abc
from the Richard Robinson abc collection
X: 54 T:Hearts Ease H:There are two distinct tunes named "Heartsease" and considerable H:differences of opinion as to whether any of the known lyrics fit either H:of them. The earliest lyric is "a songe to the tune of hartes ease" H:from Thomas Richardes' play on an Italian model, called "Misogonus" (c. H:1560). Although it scans well, the text is arranged in short verses H:which would only use half the dance tune, implying that an earlier tune H:by this name may have had only one strain. H:Richard Dering's H:catch "Cries of London" is set to the A strain. H:Hearts-ease in H:16th century herbal culture was the little wild pansy, known today as H:Johnny-jump-up. It was also called "Love in Idleness". L:1/8 M:6/8 Q:100 R:Jig W:Misogonus: W:Singe care away with sport & playe W:Pasttime is all our W:pleasure W:Yf well we fare, for nought we care W:In mearth our W:constant treasure ... W:Dering: W:A cooper I am, and have been W:long, and hooping is my trade W:And married man am I to as pretty a W:wench as ever God hath made K:G dorian G|G>AB A2G|^F2G A2D|G2A B2c|1 d3-d2 :|2 d3-d2 d|| ABc cdc|f2c c2A|B2A Bc2|d3-d2 d|c2B A>Bc|B2A dAB|A2G ^F>EF|G2||
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