Fair Nymphs, I Heard One Telling (John Farmer)

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• CPDL #10358:

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-12-06).   Score information: Letter, 7 pages   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan

• CPDL #9217:

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2005-08-30).   Score information: Letter   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

• CPDL #3067: Finale 2001

Editor: Frank van Nimwegen (submitted 2001-10-25).   Score information: A4, 156 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Fair Nymphs, I Heard One Telling
Composer: John Farmer

Number of voices: 6vv  Voicing: SSATBB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description: from 'The Triumphs of Oriana'

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Original text and translations

English text

Fair nymphs, I heard one telling,
to beautify the place,
The fawns are running,
The shepherds their pipes tuning,
To show their cunning.
The lambs amazed leave off their grazing,
And blind their eyes with gazing,
Attended by the Muses and the Graces.

Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana
Long live fair Oriana.