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Come live with me
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Come live with me by William Sterndale Bennett — Lyrics
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That hills and valleys, dales and fields, [That grove and valley, hill and field]
And all the steepy mountain yields. [Or woods and steepy mountains yield.]
There will we sit upon the rocks
And see the shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow rivers, to whose falls
Melodious birds sing madrigals.
There will I make thee beds of roses
And [twine] a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle [rural kirtle]
Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle.
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About Come live with me
William Sterndale Bennett’s Come live with me is a secular SATB setting of a pastoral English text. The poem paints an idyllic scene of rural life, full of natural beauty and simple pleasures. The speaker invites their beloved to share this peaceful existence, surrounded by singing birds, flowers, and the bounty of nature. The music, though not specified here, would likely reflect the gentle charm and romantic sentiment of the words, creating a tranquil and inviting atmosphere suitable for a mixed-voice choir.
