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Aze I the silly fish beguile
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Aze I the silly fish beguile by Robert Jones — Lyrics
Original spelling, modern orthography
1. As I the silly Fish deceive,
so Fortune playes with me,
whose baites my heart of joyes bereave,
and Angels taketh mee,
I still doe fish, yet am I caught,
and taken am, their taking taught.
2. The River wherein I doe swimme,
Of streames of hope is made,
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About Aze I the silly fish beguile
Robert Jones's Aze I the silly fish beguile is a charming secular song for solo soprano. Written in the English tradition of madrigals, it uses a lyrical text to explore themes of fortune and deception. The imagery of a fish being caught by a lure is used metaphorically to describe the singer's own experience with fickle fortune and the bittersweet nature of hope. The music likely reflects the delicate word-painting characteristic of the genre, making it suitable for intimate recitals or as a thoughtful addition to a programme exploring Elizabethan and Jacobean song.
