Oft have I vowed (John Wilbye)

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• CPDL #10288:

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-30).    Score information: Letter, 8 pages   Copyright: Personal

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

• CPDL #9303:

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

Edition notes:

• CPDL #6776: Encore

Editor: Ken Williams (submitted 2004-02-25).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 224 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Encore file is zipped.

General Information

Title: Oft have I vowed
Composer: John Wilbye

Number of voices: 5vv  Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description:

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Original text and translations

English text

Oft have I vow'd how dearly I did love thee,
and oft observ'd thee with all willing duty,
Sighs I have sent, still hoping to remove thee:
Milllions of tears, of tears I tender'd to thy beauty,
yet thou of sighs and silly tears regardless,
suff'rest my feeble heart to pine with anguish,
whilst all my barren hopes return rewardless,
my bitter days do waste, and I do languish.