Rest, Sweet Nymphs (Francis Pilkington)
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CPDL #12340: PDF and MIDI files available.
- Editor: Eva Toller (added 2006-08-19). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 105 kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: arranged for TBB chorus by Eva Toller
- CPDL #9268: MIDI and NOTEWORTHY COMPOSER files available.
- Editor: Brian Russell (added 2005-08-30). Copyright: Personal
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- Editor: Chandra Maeder (added 2004-05-28). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 53 kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Previously hosted on external site. Uploaded to CPDL server 2007-11-24.
General Information
Title: Rest, Sweet Nymphs
Composer: Francis Pilkington
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB (arrangement - 3vv (TBB))
Genre: Secular, Madrigals
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella.
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Original text and translations
English text
Rest, sweet nymphs, let golden sleep
Charm your star brighter eyes,
While my lute the watch doth keep
With pleasing sympathies.
Lulla, lullaby. Lulla, lullaby.
Sleep sweetly, sleep sweetly,
Let nothing affright ye,
In calm contentments lie.
Dream, fair virgins, of delight
And blest Elysian groves,
While the wandring shades of night
Resemble your true loves.
Lulla, lullaby. Lulla, lullaby.
Your kisses, your blisses,
Send them by your wishes,
Although they be not nigh.
Thus, dear damsels, I do give
‘Good night’, and so am gone:
With your hearts’ desires long live,
Still joy, and never moan.
Lulla, lullaby. Lulla, lullaby.
Hath pleased you and eased you,
And sweet slumber seized you,
And now to bed I hie.
