Sweet warbling bird, with dulcet note - Cooke, Robert

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⌛ Period → Classical ◈ Genre → Glees ♬ Voicing → SATB ¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 5

CPDL # 74844

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2023-08-14

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¶Lyrics / Text

Sweet warbling bird, with dulcet note, To Sappho's breast repair; There be thy captive woes forgot, The loves are nested there. And while thy strains thy tale impart, Let this their burden be: The pangs, which rend my master's heart, Are all for love of thee. Sweet warbling bird, if purest love Thy little heart e'er knew, Or if thy artless pipe e'er strove Thy feather'd mate to woo, Ah! then for me thy dulcet note display, And my fond muse shall ever bless thy lay.