O softly singing lute (Francis Pilkington)

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• (Posted 2006-04-28)  CPDL #11587:        (Finale 2006)

Editor: Roel Griffioen (submitted 2006-04-28).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 120 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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Title: O Softly Singing Lute
Composer: Francis Pilkington

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SSAATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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English text

O softly, softly singing lute,
See with my tears,
thou Time do keep,
Yet softly gentle strings,
Agree with love, that cannot sleep,
Sorrow hy'st whenas it sings,
When tears do fall,
then sighs arise,
So grief oft shines in most sad eyes,
Yea love through heart it dies,
Yea, dies.