To the shady woods (Thomas Tomkins)

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• (Posted 2017-11-25)  CPDL #47692:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2017-11-25).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 67 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2012-01-15)  CPDL #25385:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2012-01-15).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 55 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Revised files uploaded 22/02/18.

• (Posted 2009-04-17)  CPDL #19286:     

Editor: Diana Thompson (submitted 2009-04-17).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 48 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.

General Information

Title: To the shady woods
Composer: Thomas Tomkins

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

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1622 in Songs of 3-6 parts, no. 13
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Original text and translations

English text To the shady woods now wend we, and there the midday spend we. Fa la la. There Phoebus' self is colder and we may be the bolder. Fa la la.

German translation Den schattigen Wäldern wenden wir uns nun zu und verbringen dort die Mittagszeit. Dort ist Phöbus [die Sonne] kälter, und wir können umso kecker sein.