The Eagle's force (William Byrd)

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Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2003-10-12).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 92 kB    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

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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)