Enforced by love and fear (Robert Parsons)

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• (Posted 2018-06-04)  CPDL #49994:         

Editor: Wim Looyestijn (submitted 2018-06-04).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 40 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Version for voice with 4 viols' accompagnment.

• (Posted 2005-09-14)  CPDL #09536:  PDF & MP3 files

Editor: George Steel (submitted 2005-09-14).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 73 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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Title: Enforced by love and fear
Composer: Robert Parsons

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Countertenor solo
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: Viol consort

    Manuscript 1580 in Dow Partbooks, no. 119
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Original text and translations

English text

Enforced by love and fear,
to please and not offend
Within the words you willed me write,
A message must I send.

A woeful errand, sure,
A wretched man must write
A wretched tale a woeful head
beseemeth to indite.