You Gentle Nymphs

( from "Eight four part songs" - 1898 )

Editor: John Henry Fowler Charles Hubert Hastings Parry

( Revision: 12-15-2007 ) ( 1848 - 1918 )

Moderato q = 94

1

SOPRANO
You gen - tle nymphs that on these mea - dows play, and



ALTO

You gen - tle nymphs that on these mea - dows play, and



TENOR

You gen - tle nymphs that on these mea - dows play,

BASS


You gen - tle nymphs that on these mea - dows play, and






For p


Rehearsal

only

3

S.
oft re - late the love of shep - herds young;



A.

oft re - late the love of shep - herds young;

T.

and oft re - late the love of shep - herds young;

B.

oft re - late the love of shep - herds young;

dim.
Org.



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2


5

S.
Come, sit you down, for if you please to stay, now may you hear an

A.
Come, sit you down, for if you please to stay, now may you hear an



T.

Come, sit you down, for if you please to stay, now may you hear an



B.

Come, sit you down, for if you please to stay, now may you hear an

mf



Org.

8
ff

S.


un - couth pas - sion sung, an un - couth pas - sion.

ff

A.

un - couth pas - sion sung, an un - couth pas - sion.

ff



T.

un - couth pas - sion sung, an un - couth pas - sion.



ff


B.

un - couth pas - sion sung, an un - couth pas - sion.

ff

Org.


3

10

S.
A youth there is, and



A.

A youth there is, and



T.


A youth there is, and

B.
A youth there is, and I am that poor

Org.

12

p meno mosso

espress.

S.

I am that poor groom that's fall'n in love, that's


p

espress.
A.

I am that poor groom that's fall'n in love, that's

p

espress.


T.

I am that poor groom that's fall'n in love, that's

p

espress.
B.
groom that's fall'n in love, that's

meno mosso

Org. p espress.




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rall.

14

pp

cresc. dim.
S.

fall'n in love, that's fall'n in love, that's fall'n in love


dim. pp


cresc. rall.
A.

fall'n in love, that's fall'n in love, that's fall'n in love,



cresc.
dim. rall.

pp



T.

fall'n in love, that's fall'n in love, that's fall'n in love,

dim.



cresc. pp

rall.
B.

fall'n in love, that's fall'n in love, that's fall'n in love,

dim.
pp



Org.


cresc. rall.

pi mosso
17
p cresc.
S.

in love, and can - not tell, and can - not tell, and



p cresc.
A.
in love,

and can - not tell, and can - not tell, and
p cresc.


T.
in love, and can - not tell, and can - not tell, and


p cresc.

B.

in love, and can - not tell, and can - not tell, and

pi mosso

p cresc.

Org.

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animando
molto cresc.

20
ff
S.

can - not, can - not, can - not, can - not tell with whom.

molto cresc.
ff

A.

can - not, can - not, can - not, can - not tell with whom.

molto cresc.
ff



T.

can - not, can - not, can - not, can - not tell with whom.

ff

molto cresc.
B.
can - not, can - not, can - not, can - not tell with whom.

animando





ff

Org. molto cresc.