Blackmore´s Night - Past Time with Good Company

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past time with good company
I love, and shall until I die
grutch (= grudge) who lust, but none deny
so god be pleased
thus live will I
for my pastance (1)
hunt, sing and dance
my heart is set;
all goodly sport
for my comfort
who shall me let?

youth must have some dalliance (= a casual romantic or sexual relationship. Øa period of casual interest in something)
of good or ill some pastance
company methinks (= archaic or humorous it seems to me) then best
all throughts and
funcies to digest
for idleness is chief mistress
of vices all: than who can say
but mirth (=amusement, especially as expressed in laughter) and play
is best of all?

past time with good company
I love, and shall until I die
grutch who lust, but none deny
so god be pleased
thus live will I
for my pastance
hunt, sing and dance
my heart is set;
all goodly sport
for my comfort
who shall me let?

company with honesty
is virtue, vices to flee;
company is good and ill
but any man hath (=has) his free will
the best ensue (= happen or occur afterwards or as a result)
the worst eschew ( = abstain from) :
my mind shall be
virtue to use
vice to refuse
thus shall I use me...

(1) δεν υπάρχει η λέξη στο λεξικό της Οξφόρδης

Το Past Time with Good Company γράφτηκε από το βασιλιά Ερρίκο τον 8ο.
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες μαζί με τους αυθεντικούς στίχους και μετάφρασή τους εδώ.