Rest, sad eyes - Rawson, Jeremy

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"A setting of an anonymous 17th century poem for three-part unaccompanied choir."

◈ Genre → Madrigals ♬ Voicing → SAB ¶ Language → English

Parts 3

Instruments A cappella

Pages 3

CPDL # 20041

Editor Jeremy Rawson

Posted 2009-08-24

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

Weep you no more, sad fountains; What need you flow so fast? Look how the snowy mountains Heaven's sun doth gently waste! But my sun's heavenly eyes, View not your weeping, That now lies sleeping Softly, now softly lies Sleeping. Sleep is a reconciling, A rest that peace begets; Doth not the sun rise smiling When fair at even he sets? Rest you then, sad eyes! Melt not in weeping, While she lies sleeping, Softly, now softly lies Sleeping.