Of gold all burnished

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The first part

Superius
[Soprano]

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Medius
[Alto]

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Contratenor
[Tenor]

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Tenor
[Tenor]

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Bassus
[Bass]

William Byrd (c.1540-1623)

Of

gold

all

head,

ble

from whose

- on her no - ble head,

no - ble

head,

those curl - ed

were

those curl - ed

deep

from whose deep

gold

all

from whose deep

ished,

ished,

locks

were

up - on

her

up - on

up

her no - ble

ished, and

locks

con - ceits

her no -

con - ceits, from whose deep

con - ceits my true

con - ceits

up

on her

my

con- ceits

up - on

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con - ceits,

those cur - led locks

con - ceits, from whose deep

ished,

those curl - ed

burn -

burn -

locks

all

locks

con - ceits, from whose deep

from whose deep

gold

were

from whose deep

head,

burn -

head,

ble

those curl - ed

were

all

were

than sun - beams,

Of

bright - er than sun - beams,

no

gold

and bright - er than sun - beams,

and bright - er than sun - beams,

burn -

and

bright - er than sun - beams,

all

Of

ished,

gold

burn -

Of

Of

and bright - er than sun - beams,

my true de -

de -

my true de - serv - ings

my true de -

10

true de - serv - ings fled,

- serv

- serv - ings

where

- ings

tears

tears

such store

streams,out

of

tears,

of

tears out

of

tears, of

Her

eyes are fair

out

tears

streams.

streams.

out

streams.

streams.

her red like da - mask

her red like da - mask

her

of

tears

stars,

stars,

streams.

such store of

eyes are fair

of

tears

mine

these

out

stars,

fore

out

of

eyes such store

eyes are fair

eyes,

where

eyes are fair

Her

tears

such

these mine eyes

Her

fore

eyes,where - fore these mine

of

such store

Her

eyes are fair

tears,

mine eyes

such store

streams,

such store

of

mine

these

out - streams,such store

out- streams,

such store

where

tears

these

such store

of

fore

tears,

Her

fore

fore these mine eyes,

of

where

fled,

out

where

mine eyes,

- serv - ings

store

these

fled,

fled, where - fore

fled, de - serv- ings fled,

stars,

stars, her

red like da - mask rose,

da - mask

her red like da - mask

red like da - mask rose,

rose,

rose,

her white

her white

- ty

of Moon

her

beau

per -

ty

per -

beau - ty per

beau - ty

per -

ty

fect, her beau - ty

lips

are

ru - bies, her

are

ru

are

of

ru

her

of

lips

lips

her beau

stream,

where- on my

fan

my

fan

where- on my

are

are

are ru

ru - bies,

her beau -

her

stream,

Crys - tal

ru

are

ru

bies,

bies, her teeth

her

her teeth

lips

on Crys - tal

Moon, on Crys - tal stream,

bies,

of Moon

per - fect,

lips

her

dream,

cies

dream,

her

of

bies,

fan - cies

teeth

of

of pearl

pearl

cies

where- on my fan - cies dream,my fan - cies dream,

per - fect,where- on

stream,

where - on my fan - cies dream,

per - fect,

bies, her

tal

stream,

Moon, on

Crys

per - fect,

her

sil - ver shine

fect, her beau - ty

on Crys - tal

fect,

on

of Moon,

fect, her beau - ty

sil - ver shine

sil - ver shine

of Moon,

her white

lips

lips

sil - ver shine

her white

her white

rose,

sil - ver shine

rose,

20

her teeth

her

dream,

pearl,

of

her

pearl

two rows,

two

her teeth

her

rows, two

of

pearl,

her

teeth

two

of

pearl

two

rows,

teeth

rows,

her

teeth

of

pearl,

her

teeth

Her

Her


Her

Am

Her

breath

Am

Am

Am

more sweet, is

breath

is

breath

is

more

breath

- ber

ber

ber

sweet, is

is

more sweet

rows.

fect Am

ber

is,

her years

her

is, her years

years

are

in

prime,

is,

ber

is,

than

per

fect Am -

ber,

and

and

thing doth

years

she want,

are in

no - thing doth she want,

doth

no - thing doth she want,doth

her

and no

are in prime,

per - fect

per - fect

are in prime,

fect, than

her

per - fect

per

than

more sweet,

than

per

than

than

more sweet,

more sweet, more sweet

rows.

two

two

is,

is,

more sweet, is

pearl

sweet

rows.

of

ber

is more

two

is

Am

rows.

pearl

of

rows.

two

teeth

breath

her

pearl

pearl,

of

Her

pearl

of

The second part

30

of

she

she

and

years

are in

prime,

want,

want,

no -

prime,

40

no

and

no

thing doth

and

- thing

- thing

from Heaven

to

An

Heaven

fur - ther

want,

doth

she

to

fur

to

gels

from

Heaven

might

draw

An

that

bliss,

ther

bliss,

that

might draw

ther

bliss,

that

gels

from

Heaven

to

fur

An

bliss,

to

from

An

might draw

might draw

Heaven,

fur - ther

fur - ther

fur - ther

gels

to

Heaven

bliss,

to

fur

ther

from

bliss,

ther

gels from Heaven

that

might

draw

gels

from

gels

that

might

fur - ther

bliss,

to

to

fur

from

An

fur

to

to

from Heaven

that might draw

that might draw An

draw An - gels

that

to

that might

want,

from

gels

fur

bliss,

she want,

she

doth

Heaven,

Heaven

that might draw An

An

from Heaven,

to

want,

she want,

doth

- gels

might draw

she

- thing doth

doth

she want,

no

- thing

Heaven

An

and

that

- gels

An

and no

gels from

draw

fur - ther

ther

bliss,

fur - ther

ther

bliss,

to

to

to

bliss, to

things per

per

all

things per

fect,

to

fect,

heart

is

is

a rock

is

most

this

do

made

of

of A

com

heart

da - mant,

all

of

is

her

heart

is

fect,

of

her

plain,

made all

of

all

of

made

made

her

all

rock

fect,

plain, her heart

made

made

plain,

rock

is

com -

fect

rock

com - plain,

rock

com -

fect, of

plain,

com

plain,

A - da - mant,

things per

plain,

A - da - mant, is

all

com

com -

most

I most

things per

things per

most

com - plain,

I most

do

do

this

made all

a rock made all

do

a rock,

her

this

fect,

of

I most

things per

all

of

do

all

this

all

fect,

of

of

fur - ther bliss:

bliss:

bliss:

ther

of

fur - ther bliss:

heart

to

this

50

ther

bliss:

fur

all

per

fur

ther

fur - ther bliss,

fur - ther bliss,

bliss,

fur

bliss, from Heaven to

all

A -

of

da - mant, of

all

of

da -

mant,

da -

all

- light,

doth on

doth on

pain,

mant,

mant,

de

gifts

all

all

ly

last

ly pain, this last doth

ly pain,

this last

pain,doth on - ly pain,

light,

de - light,

which

all

this last doth

all

de -

all

last doth on

de - light,

ly

ly

ly

doth on - ly

pain,

pain,

this last doth on

this last

ly

ly

pain,

ly

pain,

pain,

doth on - ly

this last doth on - ly

this last doth on

pain,

last doth on - ly pain,

on

which gifts

gifts

this last doth on - ly

on

de - light, de -

doth on - ly pain,
this

light,

this last doth

60

which

de - light,

this last doth on

de - light, all

all

this

which gifts

de - light

pain,

light,

de

de - light,

all

de

de - light, de - light,

de - light,

all

which gifts

all

which gifts

all

all

which gifts

de - light,

which gifts

on

de - light, this

which

- light,

da -

gifts

which gifts

da - mant,

which gifts

which gifts

da - mant,

pain,

pain,

doth

on - ly

doth on - ly pain,

last

this

pain,doth on

this

doth on

doth

last

ly pain, this last

ly

doth

doth

on

on

doth on - ly pain,

ly

ly

pain,

pain,

pain, on

this

on - ly pain,

ly

pain,

this last doth

this last

last

doth

on

doth

on

this last

doth on

this last

ly

pain,

ly

pain, on

doth

on

pain.

ly

ly

doth

ly

on

on

ly

ly

pain.

pain.

pain.

pain.

Source: William Byrd, Songs of sundrie natures... (London, 1589-1610) nos. 36-7.
I.6.1: no #, but correct in the repeat at 21
II.27.4: pearles
IV.53.3: no #

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