Ye restless thoughts (John Wilbye)

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Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2011-08-21).   Score information: A4 (landscape), 3 pages, 40 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.

General Information

Title: Ye restless thoughts
Composer: John Wilbye

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: SST

Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1598

Description: No.6 from The 1st Set of Madrigals

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Original text and translations

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Ye restless thoughts, that harbour discontent,
Cease your assaults and let my heart lament,
And let my tongue have leave to tell my grief,
That she may pity, though not grant relief.
Pity would help, alas, what love hath almost slain,
And salve the wound that fester'd this disdain.