Sweet day, so cool (Edward German)

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• (Posted 2023-10-20)  CPDL #76483:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-20).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 628 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Sweet day, so cool
Composer: Edward German
Lyricist: George Herbert
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1912 Novello and Co.
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Original text and translations

English text

Vertue

Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright;
The bridal of the earth and sky;
The dew shall weep thy fall to-night,
     For thou must die.

Sweet rose, in air whose odours wave,
Whose hues delight the gazer’s eye,
Thy root is ever in its grave,
     Thou, too, must die.

Sweet Spring, of days and roses made,
Whose claims for love and beauty vie,
Thy days depart, thy roses fade,
     And all, and all must die.

Only a pure and loving soul
Hath hues and sweets that never fly,
While flowers decay and seasons roll,
     It can-not die!

from The Temple (1633)