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- CPDL #04633: Sibelius 4
- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2003-02-08). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 109 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Revised May 2008
General Information
Title: Come jolly swains
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SSAT
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets... (1611), no.13
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Original text and translations
English text
Come jolly Swaynes, come let us sit around,
And with blithe Carrols sullen cares confound.
The Shepheards life,
Is void of strife,
No worldly treasures,
Distastes our pleasures,
With free consenting,
Our mindes contenting,
We smiling laugh
While other sigh repenting.