Crabbed Age and Youth

From "English Lyrics" - Set 5 - Number 3

Words by William Shakespeare
from The Passionate Pilgrim, XII.

Editor: John Henry Fowler

Charles Hubert Hastings Parry

( Revision: 4 - 28 - 2008 )

Capricioso.
q = 80

( 1848 - 1918 )

Crabb - ed Age and Youth

Youth

live

to - ge - ther:

cresc.

like sum - mer morn,

cresc.

is full of care;

Age

Can - not

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mf

Youth is full of

Age

sance

like win - ter wea - ther,

plea

10

Youth

like sum - mer brave,

13

Age

Youth

Youth is hot and bold,

mf

Age

is weak and cold,

mf

is full of sport,

is nim - ble,

Youth

A - ge's breath is short,

16

19

bare:

Animato.

like win - ter

mf

Age

Youth

is lame.

is wild,

22

and

Age

is

tame.

25

poco rit.

a tempo

do

do

a - dore

poco rit.

my

a tempo

young !

Age

sf

my Love,

de - fy

Love

do

thee,

ab - hor

thee;

poco rit.

q = 80

Age

Youth

28

31

ff

is

thee.

35

Meno mosso.
p

38

thee,

For

hie

41

thinks

45

thou

stay'st,

me - thinks,

for

me -

poco rit.

too

long.

a tempo

poco rit.

for me - thinks thou stay'st

shep - herd,

me - thinks,

sweet

For