Ye sacred muses (William Byrd)
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Title: Ye sacred muses
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal, Lament
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published:
Description: Elegy for Thomas Tallis
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Original text and translations
English text
Ye sacred Muses, race of Jove,
whom Music's lore delighteth,
Come down from crystal heav'ns above
to earth where sorrow dwelleth,
In mourning weeds, with tears in eyes:
Tallis is dead, and Music dies.