Sleep, fleshly birth (Robert Ramsey)

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• (Posted 2017-03-07)  CPDL #43457:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-03-07).   Score information: A4, 9 pages, 159 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Reformatting of #11106,with corrections. Revised version uploadd 23/04/22.

• (Posted 2007-01-01)  CPDL #13324:   

Editor: Diana Thompson (submitted 2007-01-01).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 99 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.

• (Posted 2006-02-27)  CPDL #11106:         

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-02-27).   Score information: A4, 10 pages, 70 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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Possible error(s) identified. See the discussion page for full description.

• (Posted 2005-11-15)  CPDL #10125: 

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-15).   Score information: Letter, 13 pages, 114 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan

Possible error(s) identified. See the discussion page for full description.

• (Posted 2004-12-03)  CPDL #08683:         

Editor: Sara Manley (submitted 2004-12-03).   Score information: Letter, 11 pages, 200 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Sleep, Fleshly Birth
Composer: Robert Ramsey

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SSATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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English text

Sleep, fleshly birth, in peaceful earth,
and let thine ears list to the music of the spheres,
while we around this fairy ground
thy doleful obit keeping,
make marble melt with weeping.
With num'rous feet we'll part and meet.
Then chorus-like in a ring thy praises sing,
while show'rs of flow'rs bestrew thee,
we'll thus with tears bedew thee.
Rest in soft peace, sweet youth, and there remain
'till soul and body meet to join again.