Come jolly Swains (William Byrd)
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- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2003-02-08). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 109 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Revised May 2008.
General Information
Title: Come jolly swains
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SSAT
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1611 in Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets, no. 13
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Original text and translations
English text
Come jolly Swaynes, come let us sit around,
And with blithe Carrols sullen cares confound.
The Shepheards life
Is void of strife,
No worldly treasures
Distastes our pleasures
With free consenting,
Our mindes contenting,
We smiling laugh
While other sigh repenting.