Come away, sweet love (Thomas Greaves)
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- (Posted 2011-07-26) CPDL #23985:
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2011-07-26). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 90 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score. Files updated 30/01/12.
- (Posted 2005-11-26) CPDL #10236:
- Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-26). Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 81 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan.
- (Posted 2005-08-30) CPDL #09224:
- Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2005-08-30). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 53 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: NoteWorthy Composer file may be viewed and printed with NoteWorthy Composer Viewer.
General Information
Title: Come away, sweet love
Composer: Thomas Greaves
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1604 Songes of Sundrie Kindes (London)
2nd published: 1900 in Ausgewählte Madrigale und mehrstimmige Gesänge , Book III, no. 4
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Original text and translations
English text
Come away, sweet love, and play thee,
lest grief and care betray thee,
Fa la la.
Leave off this sad lamenting
and take thy heart's contenting.
The nymphs to sport invite thee,
and running in and out delights thee.
Fa la la