Court Odes: Hail thou infant year with ye may bliss renew
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incipit (first line(s), normalized): Hail thou infant year with ye may bliss renew
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the item's genre (general): ode
the item's genre (specific): New Year
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for which the work was first destined:		 English court
the work's year (or focal date, if known): 1696
author of the text: [poet unknown]
composer of the music: John Blow
Number of texts stored: 1  
  • Selected text (below): #119 / Source: GB-Lbl, Add. 31452, ff. ?
 Selected text (#119) / Source: GB-Lbl, Add. 31452, ff. ?  
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(short title, or library & shelfmark):		 GB-Lbl, Add. 31452
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(i.e. which vol., pp. or fols):		 ff. ?
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about this transcription: The handwriting in this manuscript is difficult to decipher in places and unclear words have been added in square brackets.
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Verse & Chorus
Hail thou Infant year
w.th y.ee may bliss renew
such as harmless mortals knew
Verse
who slept secure beneath Sylvian shade

Chorus
quicker ere strife was born or was become a trade

Vers 2 Voc
The hills and the Dales
Ye groves and ye vales
in harmonious consort
all gentle all gently did on nature call
to wake ye Spring w.th Spice gales.

Solo
Peace and justice truth and season told [rul’d] and Blest
ye golden season.
Ritor
Solo
When Janus was young such blessings did reign
and Janus grown old shall restore [imagaiy]
ye worlds sullen geneious to mirth
shall incline the worlds sullen geneious to mirth
like the sprightly first age when he planted the vine.

Vers
The Trumpett now ye voice of death
Inspir’d alone w.th harmless breath
our Heros Triumphs shall resound
Thundring Cannon dreadfull roar in valleys heard from shore to shore
shall Britains and her monarchs praise rebound
Solo
Brittai[n]es wou[l]d you add a blessing to ye joys in your possessing
merit such a gentle sway to empire tis ye ready way

Cho
[same as above then:]
Ye world you shall command while [coset] you obey.
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