by Henry Aldrich (1647 - 1710)
Translation by Henry Aldrich (1647 - 1710)

Si bene quid memini
Language: Latin 
Si bene quid memini, 
causae sunt quinque bibendi;
Hospitis adventus, praesens sitis atque futura,
Aut vini bonitas, aut quaelibet altera causa.

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Language: English  after the Latin 
If all be true that I do think,
There are five reasons we should drink;
Good wine -- a friend -- or being dry --
Or lest we should be by and by --
Or any other reason why.

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    Set to music by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Five reasons", chorus

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