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and with blithe Carols,<br> | and with blithe Carols,<br> | ||
sullen cares confound.<br> | sullen cares confound.<br> | ||
The | The shepherd's life<br> | ||
is void of strife,<br> | is void of strife,<br> | ||
no worldly treasures,<br> | no worldly treasures,<br> | ||
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- CPDL #4633:
Sibelius 2.
- Editor: David Fraser (added 2003-02-08). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 80 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Come Jolly Swains
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SSAT
Genre: Secular, Madrigals
Language: English
Instruments: none, a cappella
Published: Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets (1611), no. 13
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Original text and translations
Original text:
English text
Come holly Swains,
come let us sit around,
and with blithe Carols,
sullen cares confound.
The shepherd's life
is void of strife,
no worldly treasures,
distates our pleasures
with free consenting
our minds contenting
we smiling laugh
while other sigh repenting.