My breast I'll set upon a silver stream (John Ward)

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• CPDL #25333:  Capella

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2012-01-10).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 46 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Reformating of #9281.

• CPDL #09281:  NoteWorthy Composer

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2005-08-30).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 45 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: My breast I'll set upon a silver stream
Composer: John Ward

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Original text and translations

English text

My breast I'll set upon a silver stream,
and swim unto Elysium's lily fields:
There in Ambrosian trees, I'll write a theme,
Of all the woeful sighs my sorrow yields.
A heavy, sad and swanlike song sing I,
To ease my heart awhile before I die.