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Penelope that longed for the sight (William Byrd)
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General Information
Title: Penelope that longed for the sight
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Songs of sundrie natures (1589), no.27
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Original text and translations
English text
Penelope that longed for the sight,
of her Ulisses, wandrying all to long,
felt never joy, wherein she tooke delyght,
although she lyv'd in greatest joyes among,
so I poore wretch, posesing that I crave,
both live and lacke, by wrong of that I have.
Then blame me not, although to heavens I cry,
and pray the gods, that shortly I myght dye.
