Byrd: Who Made Thee, Hob, Forsake the Plough?

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Byrd: Who Made Thee, Hob, Forsake the Plough? by King's Singers

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King’s Singers

Produced by

Anthony Rooley

Writed by

William Byrd

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This is an English madrigal written by William Byrd. It is in the form of a conversation between two people: an unnamed person and a man only called “Hob”. Hob seems to have “forsaken the plough” (abandon his farm work) because he has fallen in love (with a woman called “Sylvana”). The other person...

Byrd: Who Made Thee, Hob, Forsake the Plough? Lyrics

Who made thee Hob forsake the Plough, and fall in love?
Sweet beauty which hath power to bow the gods above

What, dost thou serve a shepherdess?
Ay, such as hath no peer I guess

What is her name who bears thy heart within her breast?
Sylvana fair of high desert whom I love best

Oh Hob, I fear she looks too high
Yet love I must or else I die

Oh Hob, I fear she looks too high
Yet love I must or else I die
Or else I die. I die

Byrd: Who Made Thee, Hob, Forsake the Plough? Q&A

Who wrote Byrd: Who Made Thee, Hob, Forsake the Plough?'s ?

Byrd: Who Made Thee, Hob, Forsake the Plough? was written by William Byrd.

Who produced Byrd: Who Made Thee, Hob, Forsake the Plough?'s ?

Byrd: Who Made Thee, Hob, Forsake the Plough? was produced by Anthony Rooley.

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