Oft have I vowed (John Wilbye)

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• CPDL #24164: 

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2011-08-16).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 95 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.

• CPDL #10288: 

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-30).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 89 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan

• CPDL #09303:  (NoteWorthy Composer)

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2005-08-30).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 56 kB   Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #06776:    Encore 

Editor: Ken Williams (submitted 2004-02-25).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 224 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Encore file is zipped.

General Information

Title: Oft have I vowed
Composer: John Wilbye

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1609

Description: No. 20 from The 2nd Set of Madrigals

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Original text and translations

English text

Oft have I vow'd how dearly I did love thee,
And oft observ'd thee with all willing duty,
Sighs I have sent, still hoping to remove thee:
Millions of tears I tender'd to thy beauty,
Yet thou of sighs and silly tears regardless,
Suff'rest my feeble heart to pine with anguish,
Whilst all my barren hopes return rewardless,
My bitter days do waste, and I do languish.