Long live fair Oriana - Gibbons, Ellis

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"Gibbons' contribution (one of two ascribed to him) to Thomas Morley's collection, ''The Triumphs of Oriana''."

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

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 6

CPDL # 32807

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2014-08-29

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

Long live fair Oriana. Hark, did you ever hear so sweet a singing? They sing young love to waken; The nymphs unto the woods their queen are bringing. There was a note well taken. O good, hark, how joyfully 'tis dittied; A queen and song most excellently fitted. I never heard a rarer, nor ever saw a fairer. Then sing, ye shepherds and nymphs of Diana: Long live fair Oriana.