Adieu, ye city pris'ning towers (Thomas Tomkins)

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CPDL #20734:   

Editor: Diana Thompson (submitted 2010-01-01).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 62 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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• CPDL #11636:

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-05-07).   Copyright: GnuGPDL

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• CPDL #10141:

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-15).   Score information: Letter, 9 pages   Copyright: Personal

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

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Title: Adieu, ye city pris'ning towers
Composer: Thomas Tomkins

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1605

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English text

Adieu, ye city pris'ning towers,
Better are the country bowers.
Winter is gone, the trees are springing,
Birds on ev'ry hedge sit singing.
Hark, how they chirp, come, love, delay not,
come, come, sweet love, O, come and stay not.