Besides a fountain (Thomas Morley)
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- CPDL #14989: NoteWorthy Composer
- Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2007-09-11). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 47 kB Copyright: CPDL
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- CPDL #06979: Sibelius 2
- Editor: Jonathan Goodliffe (submitted 2004-05-07). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 84 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: Besides a fountain
Composer: Thomas Morley
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SAAT
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
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Original text and translations
English text
Besides a fountain of sweet briar and roses,
heard I two lovers loving talk in sweet and wanton gloses.
Say, dainty dear, quoth he, to whom is thy liking tied?
To whom but thee my bonny love? the gentle nymph replied.
I die, quoth he,
and I, said she;
ah give me, give me then, quoth he,
but he durst not say, give me some token,
and with his hands the rest he would have spoken.
Fie away, nay fie away, cried the nymph then,
alas you well do know it;
ah, quoth he, sweetly come kiss me, and show it.