Hard by a Crystal Fountain (Thomas Morley)

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• CPDL #10317: PDF, MIDI and NoteWorthy Composer files available.

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-12-03).   Score information: Letter, 12 pages   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan

• CPDL #9598: PDF, MIDI and NoteWorthy Composer files available.

Editor: Marco-cipoo.net (submitted 2005-09-16).   Score information: Letter, 12 pages   Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #9250: MIDI and NoteWorthy Composer files available.

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2005-08-30).   Score information: Letter   Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #976: Finale 1998

Editor: Rafael Ornes (submitted 2000-06-20).   Score information: 200 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Source: Novello edition (no date). Finale file is zipped.

General Information

Title: Hard by a Crystal Fountain
Composer: Thomas Morley

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

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: published in The Triumphs of Oriana

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Original text and translations

English text

Hard by a crystal fountain,
Oriana the Bright lay down asleeping.
The birds they finely chirped, the winds were stilled;
sweetly with these accenting the air was filled.
This is that Fair, whose head a crown deserveth,
which Heav'n for her reserveth.
Leave, shepherds, your lambs keeping,
upon the barren mountain,
and nymphs attend on her and leave your bowers,
for she the shepherd's life maintains and yours.

Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana:
Long live fair Oriana!