When as the mavis sweetly sings - Purcell, Henry

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⌛ Period → Baroque ◈ Genre / Form → Partsongs ♬ Voicing → SATB ¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 2

CPDL # 19364

Editor John Kilpatrick

Posted 2009-05-01

License Public Domain

¶Lyrics / Text

'''1.''' When as the mavis sweetly sings, rapture and love his notes inspire; as nestward now his way, he sings, his way he wings, his blissful song shall never tire. '''2.''' His loveborn carrol he repeats, when to his mate he finds his way; who list’ning, welcomes him and greets who list’ning greets, his coming long’d for all the day.