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On the plains, fairy trains (Thomas Weelkes)

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Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2012-01-08).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 35 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Reformating of #12640.
Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-09-18).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 32 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL
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Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-19).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 50 kbytes   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan

General Information

Title: On the plains, fairy trains
Composer: Thomas Weelkes

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description:

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Original text and translations

English.png English text

On the plains, fairy trains were atreading measures,
Satyrs play'd, fairies stay'd, at the stops set leisures.
Fa la la.
Nymphs begin to come in quickly, thick and three-fold:
Now they dance, now they prance, present there to behold.
Fa la la.

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