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==Original text and translations==
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Wher fancie fond for pleasure pleads,
and reason keeps poore hope in Jayle,
there time it is to take my beads,
and pray, that beautie may prevaile:
or else dispaire will win the field,
wher reason, hope, and pleasure yeeld.


Wher fancie fond for pleasure pleads,<br>
My eyes presume to judge this case,
and reason keeps poore hope in Jayle,<br>
whose judgement reason doth disdaine:
there time it is to take my beads,<br>
but beautie with her wanton face,
and pray, that beautie may prevaile:<br>
stands to defend, the case is plaine:
or else dispaire will win the field,<br>
and at the barre of sweet delight,
wher reason, hope, and pleasure yeeld.<br>
she pleads that fancie must be right.


My eyes presume to judge this case,<br>
But shame will not have reason yeeld,
whose judgement reason doth disdaine:<br>
though griefe doe sweare it shall be so:
but beautie with her wanton face,<br>
as though it were a perfect shield,
stands to defend, the case is plaine:<br>
to blush and feare to tell my woe:
and at the barre of sweet delight,<br>
where silence force will at the last,
she pleads that fancie must be right.<br>
to wish for wit when hope is past.


But shame will not have reason yeeld,<br>
So farre hath fond desire out runne,
though griefe doe sweare it shall be so:<br>
the bond which reason set out first:
as though it were a perfect shield,<br>
that where delight the fray begun,
to blush and feare to tell my woe:<br>
I would now say if that I durst:
where silence force will at the last,<br>
that in her steed ten thousand woes,
to wish for wit when hope is past.<br>
have sprong in field where pleasure growes.


So farre hath fond desire out runne,<br>
O that I might declare the rest,
the bond which reason set out first:<br>
of all the toies which fancie turnes:
that where delight the fray begun,<br>
like towres of winde within my brest,
I would now say if that I durst:<br>
where fire is hid that never burnes,
that in her steed ten thousand woes,<br>
then should I try one of the twaine,
have sprong in field where pleasure growes.<br>
either to love, or to disdaine.


O that I might declare the rest,<br>
But since conceit dares not declare,
of all the toies which fancie turnes:<br>
the strange conflict of hope and feares
like towres of winde within my brest,<br>
least reason should be left so bare,
where fire is hid that never burnes,<br>
that love durst whisper in mine eare,
then should I try one of the twaine,<br>
and tell mee how my fancie shall,
either to love, or to disdaine.<br>
bring reason to be beauties thrall.


But since conceit dares not declare,<br>
I must therefore with silence build,
the strange conflict of hope and feares<br>
the Laborinth of my delight:
least reason should be left so bare,<br>
till Love hath try’d in open field,
that love durst whisper in mine eare,<br>
which of the twaine shall win the fight:
and tell mee how my fancie shall,<br>
I feare mee reason must give place,
bring reason to be beauties thrall.<br>
If fancy fond win beauties grace.
 
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I must therefore with silence build,<br>
the Laborinth of my delight:<br>
till Love hath try’d in open field,<br>
which of the twaine shall win the fight:<br>
I feare mee reason must give place,<br>
If fancy fond win beauties grace.<br>


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Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2003-10-21).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 92 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Revised Sept 08

General Information

Title: Where fancy fond
Composer: William Byrd

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB

Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: Psalmes, sonets & songs...(1588), no. 15

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Original text and translations

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Wher fancie fond for pleasure pleads,
and reason keeps poore hope in Jayle,
there time it is to take my beads,
and pray, that beautie may prevaile:
or else dispaire will win the field,
wher reason, hope, and pleasure yeeld.

My eyes presume to judge this case,
whose judgement reason doth disdaine:
but beautie with her wanton face,
stands to defend, the case is plaine:
and at the barre of sweet delight,
she pleads that fancie must be right.

But shame will not have reason yeeld,
though griefe doe sweare it shall be so:
as though it were a perfect shield,
to blush and feare to tell my woe:
where silence force will at the last,
to wish for wit when hope is past.

So farre hath fond desire out runne,
the bond which reason set out first:
that where delight the fray begun,
I would now say if that I durst:
that in her steed ten thousand woes,
have sprong in field where pleasure growes.

O that I might declare the rest,
of all the toies which fancie turnes:
like towres of winde within my brest,
where fire is hid that never burnes,
then should I try one of the twaine,
either to love, or to disdaine.

But since conceit dares not declare,
the strange conflict of hope and feares
least reason should be left so bare,
that love durst whisper in mine eare,
and tell mee how my fancie shall,
bring reason to be beauties thrall.

I must therefore with silence build,
the Laborinth of my delight:
till Love hath try’d in open field,
which of the twaine shall win the fight:
I feare mee reason must give place,
If fancy fond win beauties grace.
 

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