Creatures Now Are Merry (Madrigal : England : 1601) SSATB John Bennet (ca. 155-1614?) S1 / crea - tures now are mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry mind are S2 / crea - tures now are mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, A / crea - tures now are mer - ry, mer - ry mind mer - ry, mer - ry mind T / crea - tures now are mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, B / crea - tures now are mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, 5 mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mind - ed. The mer - ry mind are mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry mind - ed. mer - ry, mer - ry mind mer - ry, mer - ry mind - ed. The mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry mind - ed. mer - ry, mer - ry, mer - ry mind - ed. The 2004 V.M.Brennan (Transcription) vince@sosyourmom.com 2:54 A 100 bpm
9 shep - herd's daugh - ters play - ing, the shep - herd's daugh - ters play - ing, The shep - herd's daugh - ters play - ing, the shep - herd's daugh - ters shep - herd's daugh - ters play - - -ing, the shep - herd's daugh - ters play - ing, are The shep - herd's daugh - ters play - ing, the shep - herd's daugh - ters shep - herd's daough - ters play - ing, the shep - herd's daugh - ters play - ing, 13 play the nyhs are a-la the nyhs are a-la - ing, The nyhs are a-la the nyhs are a-la- play-ing, are play-ing, the nyhs are a-la - la - ing. The nyhs are a-la a - la - la-la- play - ing, The nyhs are a-la the nyhs are a-la- The nyhs are a-la the nyhs are a-la
1 the nyhs are a - la - la - la Yon bu - gle was well wind - - - - - - the nyhs are a-la-la - ing, Yon bu - gle was well wind - - - - - - a - la - la - la - la - la - la ing. - Yon bug - le was well wind - ed. the nyhs are a - la - la - la-la Yon bu - gle was well wind - - - - the nyhs are a - la - la - la - la - ing. Yon bu - gle was well wind- 22 ed. At O - ri - a - na's pres - ence each thing smil - eth. The low'rs them-selves dis- ed. At O - ri - a - na's pres - ence each thing smil - eth. The low'rs them-selves dis- At O-ri - a - na's pres - ence each thing smil-eth. The low'rs them-selves dis- ed. At O - ri - a - na's pres - ence each thing smil - eth. The low'rs them - selves dis- - ed. At O - ri - a - na's pres - ence each thing smil - eth. The low'rs them - selves dis - -
2 m - cov - er, the low'rs them - selves dis - cov - er, Birds o - ver her do m - cov - er, the low'rs them - selves dis - - cov - er, Birds ov - er her do m - cov - er, the low'rs them - - selves dis - cov - er, Birds o - ver her do m - cov - er, the low'rs them - selves dis - - cov - - er, Birds o - ver her do cov m - er, the low'rs them - selves dis - cov - er, Birds o - ver her do 32 ho - - - - - - - - - - - - ver, Mu - sic the time be - guil - eth, mus - sic the ho - - - - - - - - - - - - er, Mus - ic the time be - guil - eth. ho - - - - - - - - - - - - ver, Mu - sic the time be - guil - eth, mu - sic the ho - - - - - - - - - - - - ver, Mu - sic the time be - guil - eth, mus - sic the ho - ver. Mu - sic the time be - guil - eth.
3 time m be - guil - eth. See where she comes, see where she comes, with low'r - y gar - lands! m See where she comes, see where she comes, with low'r - y gar - lands m time be - guil - eth. See where she comes, see where she comes, with low'r - y gar - lands time m be - guil - eth. See where she comes, see where she comes, with low'r - y gar - lands m! See where she comes, see where she comes, with low'r - y gar - lands 42 crown crown Queen o all queens re - known queen o all Queen o all queens re -known queen o all queens re - - crown Queen o all queens re -known queen o all queens re-! crown crown Queen o all queens re-known re Queen o all queens re -known queen o all queens re-
4 queens re-known - ed. Then sang the shep - herds and nyhs o Di - a- known - - ed. Then sang the shep - herds and nyhs o Di - a- - known - ed. Then sang the shep - herds and nyhs o Di - a- - - known - ed. Then sang the shep - herds and nyhs o Di - a- - known - ed. Then sang the shep - herds and nyhs o Di - a- 53!! - na, nyhs o Di - a - na: Long - na, nyhs o Di - an na: Long live air O- - na, nyhs o Di - a - na: Long live air O - ri- - na, nyhs o Di - a - na: Long live air O- - na, nyhs o Di - a - na: Long live air O - ri-
59 live air O - ri - a - na, O - ri - a - na, - ri - an - na, long live air O - ri - a - na, O-! - a - na, long live, long live air O - ri - a - na, - ri - a - - - na, long live air O - ri - a - na, long - a - na, air O - ri - a - na, long 65 ritard. air O - ri - a - na, long live air O - ri - a - - - ri - a - na, long live air O - ri - a - na, air O - ri - a-! air O - ri - a - na, air O - ri - a- live air O - ri - a - - - - - na, air O - ri - a- live air O - ri - a - - - - na, air O - ri - a-
1 na! - na! - na! - na! - na!