Rest, sweet nymphs (Francis Pilkington)

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• CPDL #12340: PDF and MIDI files available.

Editor: Eva Toller (submitted 2006-08-19).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 105 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: arranged for TBB chorus by Eva Toller

• CPDL #09268: NoteWorthy Composer

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2005-08-30).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 21 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: NoteWorthy Composer file may be viewed and printed with NoteWorthy Composer Viewer.

• CPDL #07112:

Editor: Chandra Maeder (submitted 2004-05-28).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 53 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Previously hosted on external site. Uploaded to CPDL server 2007-11-24.

General Information

Title: Rest, Sweet Nymphs
Composer: Francis Pilkington

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB (arrangement - 3vv (TBB))
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description:

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Original text and translations

English text

Rest, sweet nymphs, let golden sleep
Charm your star brighter eyes,
While my lute the watch doth keep
With pleasing sympathies.
Lulla, lullaby. Lulla, lullaby.
Sleep sweetly, sleep sweetly,
Let nothing affright ye,
In calm contentments lie.

Dream, fair virgins, of delight
And blest Elysian groves,
While the wandring shades of night
Resemble your true loves.
Lulla, lullaby. Lulla, lullaby.
Your kisses, your blisses,
Send them by your wishes,
Although they be not nigh.

Thus, dear damsels, I do give
‘Good night’, and so am gone:
With your hearts’ desires long live,
Still joy, and never moan.
Lulla, lullaby. Lulla, lullaby.
Hath pleased you and eased you,
And sweet slumber seized you,
And now to bed I hie.