As I beheld I saw a herdman wild - Byrd, William

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⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Partsongs

♯ Key C major

⁄ Time Signature 4/2

♬ Voicing → SATTB

◆ Difficulty

Beginner

↕ Range A2 – G5

¶ Language → English

Measures 96

Texture mixed texture

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 8

CPDL # 17988

Editor David Fraser

Posted 2008-08-28

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano

G4 – G5

Alto

B3 – D5

Tenor

C3 – G4

Bass

A2 – C4

¶Lyrics / Text

As I beheld, I saw a heardman wild, with his sheephook a picture fine deface, which he sometime his fancie to beguild, had carv’d on barke of beech in secret place, & with despite of most afflicted minde, through deepe dispaire, of hart, for love dismaid, he puld even from the tree, the carved rind, & weping sore these wofull words he said: ah Philida, would God thy picture faire, I could as lightlie blot out of my brest, then should I not thus rage, with great despight, & teare the thing sometime I liked best: but all in vaine, it booteth not god wot, what printed is in hart, on tree to blot.