Hearts Ease

X: 54
T:Hearts Ease
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:100
R:Jig
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:
H:Richard Dering's
H:catch "Cries of London" is set to the A strain.
H:
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".
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:
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:GDor
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||

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/England/jig/HeartsEase/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/OTIS_Irish_Session/melnets_big_abc_file/05495
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/song/Hearts_Ease/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/Playford/Playford_ceolas/0053
• www.atrilcoral.com/Partituras_ABC/h.zip/h/0300

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