O, sleep, fond fancy (John Bennet)

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• CPDL #10571:

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-01-04).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 77 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #10154:

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-15).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages   Copyright: Personal

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

General Information

Title: O, sleep, fond fancy
Composer: John Bennet

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal,

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
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Original text and translations

English text

O sleep, fond fancy
My head, alas, thou tirest
with false delight of that which thou desirest.
Sleep, I say, fond fancy,
and leave my thoughts molesting.
Thy master's head hath need of sleep and resting.