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==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
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{{Text|English}}  
Queen and huntress, chaste and fair,
Queen and huntress, chaste and fair,<br>
Now the sun is laid to sleep,
Now the sun is laid to sleep,<br>
Seated in thy silver chair,
Seated in thy silver chair,<br>
State in wonted manner keep:
State in wonted manner keep:<br>
Hesperus entreats thy light,
Hesperus entreats thy light,<br>
Goddess excellently bright.
Goddess excellently bright.


Earth, let not thy envious shade
Earth, let not thy envious shade<br>
Dare itself to interpose;
Dare itself to interpose;<br>
Cynthia's shining orb was made
Cynthia's shining orb was made<br>
Heaven to clear when day did close:
Heaven to clear when day did close:<br>
Bless us then with wishèd sight,
Bless us then with wishèd sight,<br>
Goddess excellently bright.
Goddess excellently bright.


Lay thy bow of pearl apart,
Lay thy bow of pearl apart,<br>
And thy crystal-shining quiver;
And thy crystal-shining quiver;<br>
Give unto the flying hart
Give unto the flying hart<br>
Space to breathe, how short soever;
Space to breathe, how short soever;<br>
Thou that mak'st a day of night,
Thou that mak'st a day of night,<br>
Goddess excellently bright.
Goddess excellently bright.



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General Information

Title: Hymn to Diana
Composer: Mark Chapman
Lyricist: Ben Jonson

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: SAB

Genre: SecularPartsong

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description: The setting of a Ben Jonson poem is deliberately simple, for a choir with trouble maintaining a separate tenor line.

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Original text and translations

English.png English text Queen and huntress, chaste and fair,
Now the sun is laid to sleep,
Seated in thy silver chair,
State in wonted manner keep:
Hesperus entreats thy light,
Goddess excellently bright.

Earth, let not thy envious shade
Dare itself to interpose;
Cynthia's shining orb was made
Heaven to clear when day did close:
Bless us then with wishèd sight,
Goddess excellently bright.

Lay thy bow of pearl apart,
And thy crystal-shining quiver;
Give unto the flying hart
Space to breathe, how short soever;
Thou that mak'st a day of night,
Goddess excellently bright.