What is our life? - Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625)

Gibbons taste whilst composing his madrigals was for English poetry. What is our life is a fine example it is believed to have been written by Sir Walter Raleigh on the eve of his execution in 1618, a parody of words on the play of life before that which must end all life.

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[Smithyinlove]

A beautiful madrigal, but it's kinda sad knowing that this is the last piece of poetry that a guy wrote before he was executed.

[marclebarbare]

Hi, i would like to buy this version, but i can't find it on itunes... Do yo have the exact name of the whole recording?

Thank you very much!

Marc.

[ahgblopes]

@Smithyinlove

Why? Tell me more about this...

[polymath7]

@Smithyinlove "Nothing so concentrsates the mind as the sight of the gallows."

-Samual Johnson

[OrlandoRaver]

Wonderful music. Poignant stuff.

[YBPhotoeditor06]

Music in very meditative. Polyphony is excellent. Words are meaningful.

I tried hard to understand the older generations' mentality. They profoundly felt to find out: What's our life? If we don't well know Phylosophy and Theology, it's very hard to understand and answer it.

Our life is in transit, in which we must fulfil our souls with good deeds, typically No pains, no gains.', for Eternity. We've lost IT since Eve. We must redo IT now, otherwise we'll not have IT in the World to come.

[PatrickRCleburne]

nice poetry, better than most stuff today imo