Thus love commands (John Wilbye)
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2011-08-29). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 35 kB Copyright: CPDL
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Title: Thus love commands
Composer: John Wilbye
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1598
Description: No. 17 from The 1st Set of Madrigals. 2nd part of a two-part madrigal, the 1st part being I always beg.
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Original text and translations
English text
Thus love commands, that I in vain complain me,
And sorrow will that she shall still disdain me:
Yet did I hope, which hope my life prolonged,