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'''Title:''' ''Slow fresh fount''<br> | '''Title:''' ''Slow fresh fount''<br> | ||
{{Composer|William Horsley}} | {{Composer|William Horsley}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Ben Jonson}} | |||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | {{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Text|English}} | |||
<poem> | |||
Slow, slow, fresh fount, keep time with my salt tears; | Slow, slow, fresh fount, keep time with my salt tears; | ||
O slower yet, O fainter gentle springs: | O slower yet, O fainter gentle springs: | ||
List to the heavy part the music bears, | List to the heavy part the music bears, | ||
Woe weeps out her division, when she sings. | Woe weeps out her division, when she sings. | ||
Droop herbs and flowers; | Droop herbs and flowers; | ||
Fall grief in showers; | Fall grief in showers; | ||
Our beauty is not ours; | Our beauty is not ours; | ||
O, could I still, | O, could I still, | ||
Like melting snow upon some craggy hill, | Like melting snow upon some craggy hill, | ||
Fall down, fall down, fall down | Fall down, fall down, fall down | ||
Since summer's pride is now a withered daffodil. | Since summer's pride is now a withered daffodil. | ||
</poem> | |||
''NB | '''NB.''' The set text (above) seems to be Horsley's slight variation of Ben Jonson's original poem: | ||
<poem> | |||
Slow, slow, fresh fount, keep time with my salt tears ; | Slow, slow, fresh fount, keep time with my salt tears ; | ||
Yet slower, yet ; O faintly gentle springs : | Yet slower, yet ; O faintly gentle springs : | ||
List to the heavy part the music bears, | List to the heavy part the music bears, | ||
Woe weeps out her division, when she sings. | Woe weeps out her division, when she sings. | ||
Droop herbs and flowers ; | Droop herbs and flowers ; | ||
Fall grief in showers ; | Fall grief in showers ; | ||
Our beauties are not ours ; | Our beauties are not ours ; | ||
O, I could still, | O, I could still, | ||
Like melting snow upon some craggy hill, | Like melting snow upon some craggy hill, | ||
Drop, drop, drop, drop, | Drop, drop, drop, drop, | ||
Since nature's pride is, now, a withered daffodil. | Since nature's pride is, now, a withered daffodil. | ||
</poem> | |||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Romantic music]] | [[Category:Romantic music]] | ||
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- Editor: F L Dunkin Weddcreate page (submitted 2010-05-25). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 228 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: Slow fresh fount
Composer: William Horsley
Lyricist: Ben Jonson
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
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Original text and translations
English text
Slow, slow, fresh fount, keep time with my salt tears;
O slower yet, O fainter gentle springs:
List to the heavy part the music bears,
Woe weeps out her division, when she sings.
Droop herbs and flowers;
Fall grief in showers;
Our beauty is not ours;
O, could I still,
Like melting snow upon some craggy hill,
Fall down, fall down, fall down
Since summer's pride is now a withered daffodil.
NB. The set text (above) seems to be Horsley's slight variation of Ben Jonson's original poem:
Slow, slow, fresh fount, keep time with my salt tears ;
Yet slower, yet ; O faintly gentle springs :
List to the heavy part the music bears,
Woe weeps out her division, when she sings.
Droop herbs and flowers ;
Fall grief in showers ;
Our beauties are not ours ;
O, I could still,
Like melting snow upon some craggy hill,
Drop, drop, drop, drop,
Since nature's pride is, now, a withered daffodil.