As he dyd lyve, so also did he dy,
In myld and quyet sort (O happy man!)
To God ful oft for mercy did he cry,
Wherefore he lyves, let deth do what he can.
~The epitaph for Thomas Tallis
Ave Rosa Sine Spinis by Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585) performed by Blue Heron:
How I adore acapella music like this.
ReplyDeleteThe epitaph is stunning.
ReplyDeleteStraight into my soul. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Thank you for sharing this beauty...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I wonder why they picked their group name.
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