Lyric Companion
Composer

W. Byrd

98 works in the catalog — read each text with IPA transcriptions and translations.

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LIEDER · 98

Be unto me

EN

Salvator mundi

1585·cantiones-sacrae
PT

Absterge Domine

1585·cantiones-sacrae
LA

In manus tuas

1585·cantiones-sacrae
PT

Emendemus in melius

cantiones-sacrae
IT

Libera me, Domine, et pone

cantiones-sacrae
FR

Peccantem me quotidie

cantiones-sacrae
FR

Mihi autem nimis

1585·cantiones-sacrae
IT
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O nata lux

1585·cantiones-sacrae
FR

Aspice Domine quia facta est

cantiones-sacrae
LA

Attolite portas

cantiones-sacrae
FR

O lux beata Trinitas

cantiones-sacrae
LA

Derelinquant impius

1585·cantiones-sacrae
FR

Dum transisset sabbatum

cantiones-sacrae
LA

Honor virtus et potestas

1585·cantiones-sacrae
LA

Sermone blando

1585·cantiones-sacrae
IT

Memento homo

cantiones-sacrae
LA

Siderum rector

cantiones-sacrae
LA

Te lucis ante terminum

1585·cantiones-sacrae
LA

Candidi facti sunt

1585·cantiones-sacrae
LA

Da mihi auxilium

cantiones-sacrae
LA

Domine secundum actum meum

cantiones-sacrae
LA

Diliges Dominum

cantiones-sacrae
LA

In ieunio et fletu

1585·cantiones-sacrae
FR

Suscipe quaeso Domine

cantiones-sacrae
IT

Si enim iniquitates

cantiones-sacrae
LA

Miserere mihi Domine

cantiones-sacrae
LA

Tribue, Domine

cantiones-sacrae
PT

Te deprecor

cantiones-sacrae
PT

Gloria Patri, qui creavit

cantiones-sacrae
LA

Miserere nostri, Domine

1585·cantiones-sacrae
LA

Come help O God

EN

Cradle song

EN

Emendemus in melius

LA

Benedictus

great-service
EN

Creed

great-service
EN

Nunc dimittis

great-service
EN

Hey ho, to the greenwood

EN

I laid me down

EN

Infelix ego

LA

Justorum animae

UN

Laetentur coeli

FR

Look down O Lord

EN

Lullaby, my sweet little baby

EN

My sweet little darling

EN

Ne irascaris, Domine

LA

O God, the proud are risen

EN

O Lord, how vain are all our frail delights

EN

O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth

EN

Prevent us, O Lord

EN

Crownèd with flowers I saw fair Amaryllis

psalms-songs-and-sonnets
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Wedded to will is witless

psalms-songs-and-sonnets
EN

In crystal towers

psalms-songs-and-sonnets
EN

Though Amaryllis dance in green

psalms-sonnets-and-songs-of-sadness-and-piety
EN

My mind to me a kingdom is

psalms-sonnets-and-songs-of-sadness-and-piety
EN

I joy not in no earthly bliss

psalms-sonnets-and-songs-of-sadness-and-piety
EN

What pleasure have great princes

psalms-sonnets-and-songs-of-sadness-and-piety
EN

Farewell, false Love, the oracle of lies

psalms-sonnets-and-songs-of-sadness-and-piety
EN

The match that's made for just and true respects

psalms-sonnets-and-songs-of-sadness-and-piety
EN

If women could be fair and never fond

psalms-sonnets-and-songs-of-sadness-and-piety
EN

Who likes to love, let him take heed!

psalms-sonnets-and-songs-of-sadness-and-piety
EN

Responsum acceperat Simeon

LA

Sing joyfully unto God

EN

Lord in thy rage

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Right blest are they

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Lord in thy wrath correct me not

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

O God which art most merciful

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Lord hear my prayer

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

From depth of sin

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Attend mine humble prayer

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Susanna fair

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

The nightingale

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

When younglings first

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Upon a Summer's day

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

The greedy Hawk

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Is Love a boy?

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Wounded I am

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

From Citheron the warlike boy is fled

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

O Lord my God

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Rejoice rejoice

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Cast off all doubtful care

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Weeping full sore

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Penelope that longed for the sight

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Compel the Hawk to sit

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

See those sweet eyes

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

When I was otherwise

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

When first by force

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

I thought that love had been a boy

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Of gold all burnished

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Behold how good a thing

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Who made thee, Hob, forsake the Plough

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

And think ye Nymphs to scorn at love

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

If in thine heart

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Unto the hills mine eyes I lift

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Christ rising again

songs-of-sundrie-natures
EN

Tristitia et anxietas

LA

Vigilate

IT

Ye sacred Muses

EN

Be unto me

EN

Salvator mundi

1585·cantiones-sacrae
PT

Absterge Domine

1585·cantiones-sacrae
LA

In manus tuas

1585·cantiones-sacrae
PT

Emendemus in melius

cantiones-sacrae
IT

Libera me, Domine, et pone

cantiones-sacrae
FR

Peccantem me quotidie

cantiones-sacrae
FR

Mihi autem nimis

1585·cantiones-sacrae
IT