The Silver Swan (Orlando Gibbons)

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• CPDL #10240: PDF, MIDI and Noteworthy Composer files available.

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (added 2005-11-26).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 0 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

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

• CPDL #9223: MIDI and Noteworthy Composer files available.
  

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

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• CPDL #7879: PDF file available.
  

Editor: Drew Collins (added 2004-09-17).   Score information: kbytes   Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #7478: PDF file available.
  

Editor: Fernando Gómez Jácome (added 2004-07-03).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, kbytes   Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #6751: Scorch, MIDI and Sibelius 2 files available.
  

Editor: John D. Smith (added 2004-02-20).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Scores listed alphabetically by composer, some scores are also available as PDF files.

• CPDL #5952: Scorch, MIDI and Sibelius 2 files available.
  

Editor: Bettina Blokland (added 2003-11-06).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, kbytes   Copyright:

Edition notes: Scorch plugin required. To view scores and midi files click on letter at bottom of page which matches composer's last name.

• CPDL #1491: Finale 2001.
  

Editor: Claudio Macchi (added 2000-10-17).   Score information: 48 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

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• CPDL #146: Finale 1998.
  

Editor: Carlos Gumí (added 1999-10-15).   Score information: 48 kbytes   Copyright:

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• CPDL #145: Finale 1998.
  

Editor: Rafael Ornes (added 1999-02-15).   Score information: 36 kbytes   Copyright:

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General Information

Title: The Silver Swan
Composer: Orlando Gibbons

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

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella.
Published:

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Original text and translations

English text

The Silver Swan who, living, had no note,

When death approach'd, unlock'd her silent throat.

Leaning her breast against the reedy shore,

Thus sung her first and last, And sung no more:

"Farewell all joys, O death come close mine eyes.

More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise."

Portuguese translation

O cisne prateado que, em vida, não cantou,

Quando a morte se aproximou abriu a sua garganta silenciosa.

Encostando o seu peito contra a margem cheia de juncos,

Assim cantou pela primeira e última vez, e não mais cantou:

"Adeus prazeres; ó morte, vem fechar os meus olhos.

Agora vivem mais gansos que cisnes, mais tolos que sábios."