Trust not too much (Orlando Gibbons)

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• CPDL #20822:  Capella

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2010-01-14).   Score information: A4, 11 pages, 123 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.

• CPDL #10241: 

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-26).   Score information: Letter, 10 pages, 103 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan.

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Title: Trust not too much
Composer: Orlando Gibbons

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSTTB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1612

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Original text and translations

English text

Trust not too much, fair youth, unto thy feature;
Be not enamoured of thy blushing, blushing hue.
Be gamesome whilst thou art a goodly creature;
The flow'rs will fade that in thy garden grew.
Sweet violets are gather'd in their spring,
white primit falls withouten pitying.