My throat is sore (John Wilbye)
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2011-09-07). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 59 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: My throat is sore
Composer: John Wilbye
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: SSAATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1598 in The First Set of Madrigals for 3-6 voices, no. 27
Description: 2nd part of a two-part madrigal, the 1st part being Of joys and pleasing pains.
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Original text and translations
English text
My throat is sore, my voice is hoarse with skriking,
My rests are sighs, deep from the heart’s root fetched;
My song runs all on sharps, and with oft striking
Time on my breast, I shrink with hands outstretched;
Thus still, and still I sing, and ne’er am linning,
For still the close points to my first beginning.