Like two proud armies (Thomas Weelkes)

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Editor: Michael Gibson (submitted 2008-08-24). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 252 kbytes Copyright: CPDL

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

Title: Like two proud armies
Composer: Thomas Weelkes

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

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: written c.1600

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English text

Like two proud armies marching in the field,

joining a thund'ring fight, each scorns to yield;

So in my heart, your beauty and my reason,

one claims the crown, the other says 'tis treason.

But O your beauty shineth as the sun

and dazzled reason yields as quite undone.