Whither away so fast (Thomas Morley)

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• CPDL #14975:  NoteWorthy Composer

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2007-09-11).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 48 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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• CPDL #00610: 

Editor: Laura Conrad (submitted 1999-12-07).   Score information: Letter, 11 pages, 828 kB   Copyright: GnuGPL

Edition notes: In partbook format.

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Title: Whither away so fast
Composer: Thomas Morley

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: SAT

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1593

Description: No. 7 from Canzonets for three voices

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English text

Whither away so fast, so fast?
tell me my dearest dear darling:
Whither away so fast alone so fast away,
whither away so fast from me your true love,
your true love approved?
what haste I say, what haste, what haste I say, what haste,
mine own best darling dear beloved, dear beloved?
Then lo I come, dispatch thee I come, I come, I come,
I come, I come, lo I come, dispatch thee I come,
hence I say, away, away, hence, away, away,
away, away, or I catch, I catch, or I catch thee.
Think, think not thus away to scape all alone with out me;
no think not thus away to scape without me;
no think not thus away to scape, to scape without me:
but run, you need not doubt me: What now?
what faint you, of your sweet feet forsaken?
O well I sec you mean to mock me, run, I say,
or else I catch you; what you halt? O do you so?
alack the while; what are you down? pretty maid,
well overtaken. What now? what faint you,
of your sweet, of your sweet feet forsaken, forsaken.
O well I see you mean to mock me, run, I say,
or else I catch you, what, you halt? O do you so?
alack the while, what are you down? pretty maid,
well overtaken.