Awake mine eyes (William Byrd)
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- Editor: David Fraser (added 2004-07-18). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 106 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Revised Oct 08
General Information
Title: Awake mine eyes
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SSB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets... (1611), no.12
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Original text and translations
English text
Awake mine eyes, see Phoebus bright arising,
And lesser lights to shades obscure descending,
Glad Philomela sits tunes of joy devising,
Whilst in sweet notes, from warbling throats
The Silvan Choir with like desire,
To her are echoes sending.