Draw on, sweet night (John Wilbye)

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• (Posted 2023-01-10)  CPDL #72209:        (LilyPond)

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2023-01-10).   Score information: Letter, 10 pages, 108 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

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• (Posted 2017-12-23)  CPDL #48165:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-12-23).   Score information: A4, 11 pages, 102 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Reformatting of #436, with minor corrections to the underlay. Scored for SSAATB.

• (Posted 2007-09-03)  CPDL #14783: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2007-09-03).   Score information: A4, 11 pages   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score. Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download.

• (Posted 2005-11-30)  CPDL #10277: 

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-30).   Score information: Letter, 12 pages, 108 kB   Copyright: Personal

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

• (Posted 2005-08-30)  CPDL #09298:         

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2005-08-30).   Score information: A4, 12 pages, 75 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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• (Posted 1999-03-25)  CPDL #00436:        (Finale 1998)

Editor: Rafael Ornes (submitted 1999-03-25).   Score information: Letter, 10 pages, 163 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Draw on, sweet night
Composer: John Wilbye

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicings: SSATTB or SSAATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1598 in The Second Set of Madrigals for 3-6 voices, no. 31
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Original text and translations

English text

Draw on, Sweet Night, best friend unto those cares
That do arise from painful melancholy.
My life so ill through want of comfort fares,
that unto thee I consecrate it wholly.

Sweet Night, draw on! My griefs when they be told
To shades and darkness find some ease from paining,
And while thou all in silence dost enfold,
I then shall have best time for my complaining.