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==Music files==
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==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''O you that hear this voice''<br>
{{Title|''O you that hear this voice''}}
{{Composer|William Byrd}}
{{Composer|William Byrd}}
{{Voicing|5|SATTB|SATTB}}<br>
{{Lyricist|Philip Sidney| from ''Astrophel and Stella'', the sixth song}}
'''Genre:''' {{pcat|Secular| music}}, {{pcat|Partsong|s}}<br>
 
{{Voicing|5|SATTB}}
{{Genre|Secular|Partsongs}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
'''Instruments:''' {{acap}}<br>
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
'''Published:''' [[Psalmes, Sonnets and Songs (William Byrd)|Psalmes, sonets, & songs...]] (1588), no.16<br>
{{Pub|1|1588|in ''{{NoComp|Psalmes, Sonnets and Songs|William Byrd}}''|no=16}}
 
{{Descr| }}
'''Description:'''
{{#ExtWeb:}}
 
'''External websites:'''


==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{Text|English|
O You, that heare this voyce,
O you that see this face,
say whether of the choice,
may have the former place.
Who dare judge this debate,
that it be void of hate:


{{Text|English}}
This side doth beautie take,
 
for that doth Musick speak,
O You, that heare this voyce,<br>
fit Orators to make,
O you that see this face,<br>
the strongest judgements weak.
say whether of the choice,<br>
The bar to plead their right,
may have the former place.<br>
is onely true delight.
Who dare judge this debate,<br>
that it be void of hate:<br>


This side doth beautie take,<br>
Thus doth the voyce and face,
for that doth Musick speak,<br>
these gentle lawiers wage:
fit Orators to make,<br>
like loving brothers case,
the strongest judgements weak.<br>
for fathers heritage:
The bar to plead their right,<br>
that each, while each contends,
is onely true delight.<br>
it selfe to other lends.


Thus doth the voyce and face,<br>
For beautie beautifies,
these gentle lawiers wage:<br>
with heavenly hew and grace,
like loving brothers case,<br>
the heavenly harmonies,
for fathers heritage:<br>
and in that faultlesse face,
that each, while each contends,<br>
the perfect beauties bee,
it selfe to other lends.<br>
a perfect harmonie.


For beautie beautifies,<br>
Musicke more loftie swells,
with heavenly hew and grace,<br>
in phrases finely plac’d:
the heavenly harmonies,<br>
Beautie as farre excells,
and in that faultlesse face,<br>
in action aptly grac’d:
the perfect beauties bee,<br>
a friend each partie drawes,
a perfect harmonie.<br>
to countenance his cause.


Musicke more loftie swells,<br>
Love more affected seemes,
in phrases finely plac’d:<br>
to beauties lovely light,
Beautie as farre excells,<br>
and wonder more esteemes,
in action aptly grac’d:<br>
of Musick wond’rous might,
a friend each partie drawes,<br>
but both to both so bent,
to countenance his cause.<br>
as both in both are spent.


Love more affected seemes,<br>
Musicke doth witnesse call,
to beauties lovely light,<br>
the eare his truth doth trye:
and wonder more esteemes,<br>
Beautie brings to the hall,
of Musick wond’rous might,<br>
eye witnesse of the eye,
but both to both so bent,<br>
each in his object such,
as both in both are spent.<br>
as none exceptions touch.


Musicke doth witnesse call,<br>
The comon sense which might,
the eare his truth doth trye:<br>
bee arbiter of this:
Beautie brings to the hall,<br>
to bee forsooth upright,
eye witnesse of the eye,<br>
to both sides parciall is:
each in his object such,<br>
he layes on this chiefe praise,
as none exceptions touch.<br>
chiefe praise on that hee laies.


The comon sense which might,<br>
Then Reason, princesse hie,
bee arbiter of this:<br>
which sits in throne of minde:
to bee forsooth upright,<br>
and Musicke can in Skye,
to both sides parciall is:<br>
with hidden beauties finde,
he layes on this chiefe praise,<br>
say whether thou wilt crowne,
chiefe praise on that hee laies.<br>
with limit lesse renowne.
 
Then Reason, princesse hie,<br>
which sits in throne of minde:<br>
and Musicke can in Skye,<br>
with hidden beauties finde,<br>
say whether thou wilt crowne,<br>
with limit lesse renowne.<br>


::Sir Philip Sidney (1554-86):
::Sir Philip Sidney (1554-86):
::The Sixt Song from ''Astrophel and Stella''
::The Sixt Song from ''Astrophel and Stella''}}
 


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General Information

Title: O you that hear this voice
Composer: William Byrd
Lyricist: Philip Sidney from Astrophel and Stella, the sixth song

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1588 in Psalmes, Sonnets and Songs, no. 16
Description: 

External websites:

Original text and translations

English.png English text

O You, that heare this voyce,
O you that see this face,
say whether of the choice,
may have the former place.
Who dare judge this debate,
that it be void of hate:

This side doth beautie take,
for that doth Musick speak,
fit Orators to make,
the strongest judgements weak.
The bar to plead their right,
is onely true delight.

Thus doth the voyce and face,
these gentle lawiers wage:
like loving brothers case,
for fathers heritage:
that each, while each contends,
it selfe to other lends.

For beautie beautifies,
with heavenly hew and grace,
the heavenly harmonies,
and in that faultlesse face,
the perfect beauties bee,
a perfect harmonie.

Musicke more loftie swells,
in phrases finely plac’d:
Beautie as farre excells,
in action aptly grac’d:
a friend each partie drawes,
to countenance his cause.

Love more affected seemes,
to beauties lovely light,
and wonder more esteemes,
of Musick wond’rous might,
but both to both so bent,
as both in both are spent.

Musicke doth witnesse call,
the eare his truth doth trye:
Beautie brings to the hall,
eye witnesse of the eye,
each in his object such,
as none exceptions touch.

The comon sense which might,
bee arbiter of this:
to bee forsooth upright,
to both sides parciall is:
he layes on this chiefe praise,
chiefe praise on that hee laies.

Then Reason, princesse hie,
which sits in throne of minde:
and Musicke can in Skye,
with hidden beauties finde,
say whether thou wilt crowne,
with limit lesse renowne.

Sir Philip Sidney (1554-86):
The Sixt Song from Astrophel and Stella

 

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