by Thomas Vautor (1590 - 1625)
Sweet Suffolk Owl, so trimly dight
Language: English
Sweet Suffolk Owl, so trimly dight With feathers like a lady bright, Thou singest alone, sitting by night, Te whit, te whoo! Te whit, te whoo! The note, that forth so freely rolls, With shrill command the mouse controls; And sings a dirge for dying souls, Te whit, te whoo! Te whit, te whoo!
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Vautor (1590 - 1625), first published 1619 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Benjamin Burrows (1891 - 1966), "Sweet Suffolk Owl", 1928 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Herbert Elwell (1898 - 1974), "Suffolk Owl" [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "Sweet Suffolk Owl", op. 150 no. 1 (1980) [ high voice, oboe, and piano ], from Hebdomade, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Hundley (1930 - 2018), "Sweet Suffolk Owl", published 1981 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Elizabeth Poston (1905 - 1987), "Sweet Suffolk Owl" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Thomas Vautor (1590 - 1625), "Sweet Suffolk Owl", 1619 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], madrigal [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 46