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Fair Phyllis I Saw Sitting All Alone (often just called “Fairy Phyllis”) is an English madrigal and one of the most well-known musical pastorals. It tells the story of Amyntas, whose lover Phyllis tends to her flock of sheep by herself. He goes looking for her and eventually finds her.
Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone
Feeding her flock near to the mountain side
Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone
Feeding her flock near to the mountain side
The shepherds knew not
Knew not whither she was gone
But after her lover Amyntas hied
Up and down he wandered
Whilst she was missing;
When he found her
O then they fell a-kissing
O then they fell a-kissing
O then they fell a-kissing
Farmer: Fair Phyllis I Saw Sitting All Alone was written by John Farmer.
Farmer: Fair Phyllis I Saw Sitting All Alone was produced by Anthony Rooley.