The courtiers good morrow to his mistris (Thomas Ravenscroft)

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• (Posted 2014-05-13)  CPDL #31988:         

Editor: Andreas Stenberg (submitted 2014-05-13).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 171 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: The Courtiers good Morrow to his Mistris
Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Consort song

Language: English
Instruments: Mixed ensemble

First published: 1611
Description: For one voice and various instruments with a chorus indicated as sung by choir.

Original text and translations

English text

Canst thou love and lie alone?
Love is so disgraced,
pleasure is best,
wherein is rest
in a heart embraced.

Rise, rise, rise,
daylight do not burn out,
Bells do ring and birds do sing,
only I that mourn out.

Morning-star doth now appear,
Wind is hushed and sky is clear.
Come, come away!
Canst thou love and burn out day?
Rise, rise, rise…