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'''Description:''' No.6 from [[The Second Set of Madrigals for 3, 4, 5, and 6 voices (John Wilbye)|The 2nd Set of Madrigals]] | '''Description:''' No.6 from [[The Second Set of Madrigals for 3, 4, 5, and 6 voices (John Wilbye)|''The 2nd Set of Madrigals'']] | ||
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- CPDL #10286:
- Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-30). Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 65 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan
- CPDL #9302:
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- Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2005-08-30). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 42 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: O, what shall I do?
Composer: John Wilbye
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SAT
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1609
Description: No.6 from The 2nd Set of Madrigals
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Original text and translations
English text
O, what shall I do, or whither shall I turn me?
Shall I make unto her eyes?
O, no, they'll burn me!
Shall I seal up my eyes and speak my part?
Then in a flood of tears I drown my heart,
for tears being stopped will swell for scope,
though they overflow love, life and hope,
by Beauty's eye I'll choose to die.
At thy feet I fall, fair creature rich in beauty,
and for pity call, O kill not love and duty.
Let thy smooth tongue fan on my sense thy breath,
to stay thine eyes from burning me to death.
But if mercy be exiled from a thing so fair compiled,
then patiently by thee I'll die.