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Scorched his lips for his so fond desire: | Scorched his lips for his so fond desire: | ||
I, not so fond, but gaz'd whilst such fire burned, | I, not so fond, but gaz'd whilst such fire burned, | ||
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CPDL #24457: [] [
] [ Capella]
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2011-09-12). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 62 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: transposed up a semitone.
General Information
Title: A silly sylvan, kissing heav'n-born fire
Composer: John Wilbye
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1609
Description: No.26 from The 2nd Set of Madrigals.
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Original text and translations
English text
A silly sylvan, kissing heav'n-born fire,
Scorched his lips for his so fond desire:
I, not so fond, but gaz'd whilst such fire burned,
And all my heart straight into flames was turned.
The sylvan justly suffer'd for his kiss,
His fire was stol'n and stol'n things go amiss;
But I, alas! unjstly for to have her,
Her heav'nly fire the gods and graces gave her.