A silly sylvan (Orlando Gibbons)

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• CPDL #30737: 

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2013-12-07).   Score information: A4, 10 pages, 145 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Original key (d) was changed to e to make it comfortable for two sopranos and alto (or tenor) tenor and bass.

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Title: A silly Sylvan
Composer: Orlando Gibbons
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Original text and translations

English text

A silly Sylvan, kissing heav'nborn fire,
Scorched his lips for his so fond desire:
I, not so fond, but gazed whilst such fire burned,
And all my heart straight into flames was turned.
 
The Sylvan justly suffered for his kiss,
His fire was stol'n, and stol'n things go amiss;
But I, alas! unjustly; for to have her,
Her heav'nly fire the Gods and Graces gave her.