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Come, gentle swains, and shepherd's dainty daughters, | Come, gentle swains, and shepherd's dainty daughters, | ||
Adorn'd with courtesy and comely duties, | Adorn'd with courtesy and comely duties, | ||
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Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana: | Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana: | ||
Long live fair Oriana! | Long live fair Oriana! | ||
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[[Category:Renaissance music]] | [[Category:Renaissance music]] | ||
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- CPDL #20793: [
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] [ Capella]
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2010-01-07). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 79 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.
- CPDL #10577: NoteWorthy Composer
- Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-01-04). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 44 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Come Gentle Swains
Composer: Michael Cavendish
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1601
Description: No. 12 from The Triumphs of Oriana
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Original text and translations
English text
Come, gentle swains, and shepherd's dainty daughters,
Adorn'd with courtesy and comely duties,
Come sing and joy and grace with lovely laughters,
The birthday of the beautiest of beauties.
Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana:
Long live fair Oriana!