On the plains, fairy trains (Thomas Weelkes)

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• (Posted 2012-01-08)  CPDL #25307:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2012-01-08).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 35 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Reformating of #12640.

• (Posted 2006-09-18)  CPDL #12640:         

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-09-18).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 32 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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• (Posted 2005-11-19)  CPDL #10200: 

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-19).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 50 kB   Copyright: Personal

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

General Information

Title: On the plains, fairy trains
Composer: Thomas Weelkes

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Original text and translations

English text

On the plains, fairy trains were atreading measures,
Satyrs play'd, fairies stay'd, at the stops set leisures.
Fa la la.
Nymphs begin to come in quickly, thick and three-fold:
Now they dance, now they prance, present there to behold.
Fa la la.