Come woeful Orpheus (William Byrd)
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General Information
Title: Come woeful Orpheus
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigals
Language: English
Instruments: none, a cappella
Published: Psalmes, Songs & Sonnets (1611), no. 19
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Original text and translations
Original text:
English text
Come, woeful Orpheus, with thy charming Lyre,
And tune my voice unto thy skillful wire.
Some strange chromatic notes do you devise,
That best with mournful accents sympathize.
Of sourest sharps and uncouth flats make choice,
And I’ll thereto compassionate my voice.
