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Come live with me
Staff Notation • Secular, Glees
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Come live with me by Samuel Webbe — Lyrics
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That hills and valleys, dales and fields, [That grove and valley, hill and field]
And all the steepy mountain yields. [Or woods and steepy mountains yield.]
There will we sit upon the rocks
And see the shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow rivers, to whose falls
Melodious birds sing madrigals.
There will I make thee beds of roses
And [twine] a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle [rural kirtle]
Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle.
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About Come live with me
Samuel Webbe's Come live with me is a delightful example of the English glee, a secular part-song for male voices. This setting for ATTB,TTTB explores the pastoral idyll of Christopher Marlowe's poem. The composer’s musical setting begins with a homophonic texture, quickly moving into imitative passages that weave the text’s rich imagery of nature, shepherds, and romantic love. The interplay between the different voice parts captures the joyful and intimate mood of the lyrics, creating a sense of shared experience and musical conversation. It is a charming and engaging piece that offers a wonderful opportunity for vocalists to explore harmonic color and rhythmic vitality.
