Now is my Cloris fresh as May (Thomas Weelkes)
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General Information
Title: Now is my Cloris fresh as May
Composer: Thomas Weelkes
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1598
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Original text and translations
English text
Now is my Cloris fresh as May,
all clad in green and flowers gay:
Fa la la la.
That harvest joy might soon appear:
Fa la la la.
But she keeps May throughout the year
and August never comes the near:
Fa la la la.
August will come another day:
Fa la la la.
