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

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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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Original text and translations

English text

On the plains, fairy trains were atreading 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.