Fair Oriana, beauty's queen - Hilton, John

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"Hilton's contribution to Thomas Morley's collection, ''The Triumphs of Oriana''."

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Madrigals ♬ Voicing → SSATB ¶ Language → English

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 7

CPDL # 32806

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2014-08-29

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

Fair Oriana, beauty's queen, Tripped along the verdant green. The fauns and satyrs, running out, Skipped and danced round about. Flora forsook her painted bow'rs, And made a coronet of flow'rs. Then sang the nymphs of chaste Diana: Long live fair Oriana.