When others sing 'Venite exultemus' (John Dowland)

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• (Posted 2001-03-21)  CPDL #02197:  PDF, MIDI and LilyPond files available.

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General Information

Title: When others sings Venite exultemus (Third part)
Composer: John Dowland

Number of voices: 2vv   Voicing: SB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: Lute

First published: 1600 in The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, no. 8
Description: Third part of three. The perhaps confusing text is a fragment of a longer, anonymous poem that glorifies Anglicanism, and, more specifically, Queen Elizabeth. (i.e., "Eliza"). The Latin fragments are either Psalm titles or parts of prayers.

Original text and translations

English text

When others sing Venite exultemus, [1]
Stand by and turn to Noli aemulari, [2]
For Quare fremuerunt [3] use Oremus; [4]
Vivat Eliza [5] for an Ave Maria, [6]
And teach those swains that live about thy cell,
To say Amen when thou dost pray so well.

[1] "Come, let us rejoice."
[2] The title of Psalm 36. Literally, "Seek not to envy."
[3] The title of Psalm 2. Literally, "Wherefore do they shout/disturb."
[4] "Let us pray."
[5] (Long) "Live Eliza" (Queen Elizabeth)
[6] "Hail Mary"