VOCES8: Draw on, Sweet Night by John Wilbye
Details
| Title | VOCES8: Draw on, Sweet Night by John Wilbye |
| Author | VOCES8 |
| Duration | 4:49 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=BooY2_18Y_E |
Description
VOCES8 sings John Wilbye's madrigal 'Draw on, Sweet Night' in the Nicholaikirche in Plön, Germany.
The performance was filmed as part of VOCES8's 'Live From London: On Tour' concert. https://livefromlondon.org/voces8-on-tour
TEXT
Draw on, Sweet Night, best friend unto those cares
That do arise from painful melancholy.
My life so ill through want of comfort fares,
that unto thee I consecrate it wholly.
Sweet Night, draw on! My griefs when they be told
To shades and darkness find some ease from paining,
And while thou all in silence dost enfold,
I then shall have best time for my complaining.
