On the plains, fairy trains (Thomas Weelkes)
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CPDL #12640: NOTEWORTHY COMPOSER
- Editor: Brian Russell (added 2006-09-18). Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: All compositions listed alphabetically under composer’s name
CPDL #10200: NOTEWORTHY COMPOSER
- Editor: Vince M. Brennan (added 2005-11-19). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 0 kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan
General Information
Title: On the plains, fairy trains
Composer: Thomas Weelkes
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: none, a cappella
Published:
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External websites: http://www.oldmusicproject.com
Original text and translations
English text
On the plains, fairy trains were atread-ing measures,
Satyrs play'd, fairies stay'd, at the stops set leisures.
Fa la la.
Nymphs begin to come in quickly, thick and three-fold:
Now they dance, now they prance, present there to behold.
Fa la la la.