In Praise of Neptune (Edward German)

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• (Posted 2023-10-20)  CPDL #76478:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-20).   Score information: Letter, 12 pages, 795 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: In Praise of Neptune
Composer: Edward German
Lyricist: Thomas Campion
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1912 Novello and Co.
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Original text and translations

English text

Of Neptune’s empire let us sing,
At whose command the waves obey;
To whom the rivers tribute pay,
Down the high mountains sliding:
To whom the scaly nation yields
Homage for the crystal fields
     Wherein they dwell:
And every sea-dog pays a gem
Yearly out of his wat’ry cell
To deck great Neptune’s diadem.

The Tritons dancing in a ring
Before his palace gates do make
The water with their echoes quake,
Like the great thunder sounding:
The sea-nymphs chant their accents shrill,
And the sirens, taught to kill
     With their sweet voice,
Make ev’ry echoing rock reply
Unto their gentle murmuring noise
The praise of Neptune’s empery.