Our country swains (Thomas Weelkes)
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- (Posted 2015-11-18) CPDL #37573: (Finale 2014)
- Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2015-11-18). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 282 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: Our country swains
Composer: Thomas Weelkes
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SSSA
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1597 in Madrigals to 3-6 voices, no. 11
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Original text and translations
English text
Our country swains in the morris dance,
Thus woo and win their brides:
Will for our town, for Kate the next prance;
The hobby horse, at pleasure, the frolic rides.
I woo with tears, and ne'er the near.
I die in grief, and live in fear.