I saw my lovely Phillis (Thomas Morley)
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- CPDL #25237: I_saw_my_lovely_Phillis.pdf I_saw_my_lovely_Phillis.mid I_saw_my_lovely_Phillis.mxl I_saw_my_lovely_Phillis.cap
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2011-12-29). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 42 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Based on #15000, with corrections. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2007-09-11). Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 68 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: On external site, listed alphabetically under "Ballets".
- Possible error(s) identified. See the discussion page for full description.
General Information
Title: I saw my lovely Phillis
Composer: Thomas Morley
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1595 in First Book of Ballets, no. 8
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Original text and translations
English text
1. I saw my lovely Phillis,
Laid on a bank of lilies.
Fa la la.
But when herself alone she there espieth,
On me she smileth, and home away she flieth.
Fa la la.
2. Why flies my best beloved,
From me her love approved.
Fa la la.
See, see what I have here, fine sweet musk roses,
To deck that bosom, where love herself reposes.
Fa la la.