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: 4vv   Voicing: SSAB

Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets... (1611), no.12

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Original text and translations

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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.