Adieu, ye city pris'ning towers (Thomas Tomkins)
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- (Posted 2017-02-19) CPDL #43199:
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-02-19). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 89 kB Copyright: CPDL
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- (Posted 2010-01-01) CPDL #20734:
- Editor: Diana Thompson (submitted 2010-01-01). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 62 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.
- (Posted 2006-05-07) CPDL #11636:
- Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-05-07). Score information: A4, 8 pages, 59 kB Copyright: GnuGPL
- Edition notes: NoteWorthy Composer file may be viewed and printed with NoteWorthy Composer Viewer.
- (Posted 2005-11-15) CPDL #10141:
- Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-15). Score information: Letter, 9 pages, 92 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 V. M. Brennan.
General Information
Title: Adieu, ye city pris'ning towers
Composer: Thomas Tomkins
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1605
2nd published: 1622 in Songs of 3-6 parts, no. 22
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Original text and translations
English text
Adieu, ye city pris'ning towers,
Better are the country bowers.
Winter is gone, the trees are springing,
Birds on ev'ry hedge sit singing.
Hark, how they chirp, come, love, delay not,
come, come, sweet love, O, come and stay not.