On the plains, fairy trains (Thomas Weelkes)

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• CPDL #12640: MIDI and NoteWorthy Composer files available.

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-09-18).   Copyright: CPDL

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• CPDL #10200:

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-19).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages   Copyright: Personal

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

General Information

Title: On the plains, fairy trains
Composer: Thomas Weelkes

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

On the plains, fairy trains were atreading measures,
Satyrs play'd, fairies stay'd, at the stops set leisures.
Fa la la.
Nymphs begin to come in quickly, thick and three-fold:
Now they dance, now they prance, present there to behold.
Fa la la la.