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Sweet Honey-Sucking Bees: Soprano I
Sweet Honey-Sucking Bees: Soprano I
(1574-1638)
Soprano I
Soprano II
Alto
Sweet hon - ey - suck-ing bees, sweet hon - ey - suck-ing bees,
Tenor
Sweet hon - ey - suck-ing bees, sweet hon - ey -
Bass
()
5
S suck - ing bees, why do you still, why do you still, why do you
why do you still,
why do you still, why do you
A ()
why do you still, why do you still, why do you still
T
suck - ing bees, why do you still, why do you still
B
10
S still sur - feit on ro - ses, pinks and vi - o - lets; As if the
still sur - feit on ro - ses, pinks and vi - o - lets;
A
sur - feit on ro - ses, pinks and vi - o - lets; As if the
T
sur - feit on ro- ses, pinks and vi - o - lets;
B
S choic-est nec - tar lay in them, Where-with you store,
As if the
choic-est nec - tar lay in
A
choic-est nec - tar lay in them, Where-with you store your cur - ious
T
As if the choic-est nec-tar lay in them, Where-with you
B
where-with you store,
where-with you store
your cur-ious ca - bin-
S
them, where-with you store your cur - ious
A
ca - bin- ets, your cur-ious ca-
T
B
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cresc.
S ets? Ah, make your flight, ah, make your flight,
cresc.
ca - bin - ets? Ah, make your flight to Me - li - sua - via's
cresc.
A
bin - ets? Ah, make your flight,
ah, make your
cresc.
T
Ah, make your flight
to Me - li - sua - via's
cresc.
B
S ah, make your flight, ah, make your flight to Me - li - sua - via's
lips, ah, make your flight to Me - li - sua - via's
ah!
A
flight,
make your flight; There may you
T
lips, your flight
to Me- li - sua-via's lips;
B
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lips. There, there may you re - vel
S
lips. There may you re - vel, there may you re-vel
A
re - vel, there may you re - vel, there, there may you re - vel,
T
There may you re - vel, there may you re-vel, there may you re - vel
B
S in am - bro - sian cheer, Where smil- ing
in am - bro - sian cheer, Where smil- ing
A
T
in am- bro - sian cheer, Where smil - ing
B
ro- ses and sweet lil - lies sit, there may you
A
there may you re - vel, there may you
T
ros - ses and sweet lil - lies sit, there may you re - vel,
B
there may you
40
S re - vel,
re - vel,
A
re - vel in am - bro-sian cheer, where smil- ing
T
there may you re - vel in am - bro-sian cheer, where smil- ing
B
re - vel in am- bro-sian cheer, where smil - ing
45
S
Keep-
ing their spring - tide
A
ro- ses and sweet lil - lies sit, keep- ing their spring - tide
T
ro- ses and sweet lil - lies sit, keep- ing their spring - tide
B
ro - ses and sweet lil - lies sit,
4 Sweet honey-sucking bees - Wilbye
()
S
Keep - ing their spring - tide, keep - ing their spring - tide gra - ces,
gra - ces, keep - ing their spring- tide gra - ces,
A
gra - ces, keep - ing their spring - tide gra- ces all
cresc.
T
gra - ces, keep - ing their spring - tide gra- ces, keep-
B
cresc.
keep-
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cresc.
S keep- ing their spring- tide gra - ces all the year,
cresc.
keep- ing their spring- tide gra -
ces all the year,
cresc.
A
the year, their spring- tide gra - ces all the year, all the
T
ing their spring - tide, spring- tide gra- ces, keep- ing their spring- tide
B
ing their spring - tide, spring- tide gra - ces all the year,
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keep - ing their spring - tide gra - ces
S
keep- ing their spring- tide gra-
A
year, keep - ing their spring - tide gra - ces
T
gra - ces,
B
S all the year,
ces all the year,
A
T
keep - ing their spring - tide
B
keep - ing their spring - tide
()
S keep- ing their
their
keep- ing
spring - tide,
A
keep- ing their spring - tide
tide gra- ces all the year,
T
keep- ing their
gra - ces all the year,
B
gra - ces all the year, keep- ing their
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S spring - tide gra - ces all the year.
spring - tide gra - ces all the year.
A
spring - tide gra - ces all the year.
T
spring - tide gra - ces all the year.
B