Go tell Amynta, gentle swain (Maria Hester Park)
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- (Posted 2019-11-27) CPDL #56091:
- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2019-11-27). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 51 kB Copyright: CC BY SA
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General Information
Title: Go tell Amynta, gentle swain
Composer: Maria Hester Park
Lyricist: John Dryden
Number of voices: 3vv Voicings: SSB, TTB and SSA
Genre: Secular, Glee
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1790
Description: There is nothing in the cleffing of this piece to indicate that Park expected performance by any other than the contemporary standard (all-male) forces. In deference to her gender, a transposed edition is provided to enable performance by female choirs.
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Original text and translations
English text
Go tell Amynta, gentle swain,
That he who loves her loves in vain.
Thy tuneful sounds with numbers join;
Thy power will more prevail than mine.
A sigh, a tear, perhaps she'll give,
But love, O pity, cannot live;
Tell her that hearts for hearts were made,
And love with love is only paid.