Sleep, fleshly birth (Robert Ramsey)

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• CPDL #13324: 

Editor: Diana Thompson (submitted 2007-01-01).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 99 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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

• CPDL #11106:  NoteWorthy Composer

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-02-27).   Score information: A4, 10 pages, 70 kB   Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #10125: 

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-15).   Score information: Letter, 13 pages, 114 kB   Copyright: Personal

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

• CPDL #08683:    NoteWorthy Composer 

Editor: Sara Manley (submitted 2004-12-03).   Score information: Letter, 11 pages, 200 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: Sleep, Fleshly Birth
Composer: Robert Ramsey

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SSATTB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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English text

Sleep, fleshly birth, in peaceful earth,
and let thine ears list to the music of the spheres,
while we around this fairy ground
thy doleful obit keeping,
make marble melt with weeping.
With num'rous feet we'll part and meet.
Then chorus-like in a ring thy praises sing,
while show'rs of flow'rs bestrew thee,
we'll thus with tears bedew thee.
Rest in soft peace, sweet youth, and there remain
'till soul and body meet to join again.