The Eagle's force (William Byrd)
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- Editor: David Fraser (added 2003-10-12). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 92 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Revised Oct 2008
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- Editor: Laura Conrad (added 2000-06-21). Score information: Copyright: GnuGPL
General Information
Title: The Eagle's force
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: AAT
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets (1611), no.1
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Original text and translations
English text
The Eagles force subdues each Bird that flyes:
What mettall may resist the flaming fire?
Doth not the Sunne dazell the clearest eyes?
And melt the yse, and make the frost retire?
Who can withstand a puissant Kings desire?
The stiffest stones are pierced through with tooles:
The wisest are with Princes made but fooles.
- Thomas Churchyard (c.1520-1604)