Weelkes: Thule - Andalusian merchant

Thomas Weelkes: Thule, the period of Cosmography - The Andalusian merchant (madrigal for 6 voices)
Live recording 2/2014
performed by the English Vocal Consort of Helsinki:
Mirjam Solomon, soprano
Iida Antola, soprano
David Hackston, countertenor
Edward Ananian-Cooper, tenor
Martti Anttila, tenor
Valter Maasalo, baritone
Thule, the period of cosmography,
Doth vaunt of Hecla, whose sulphureous fire
Doth melt the frozen clime and thaw the sky;
Trinacrian Etna's flames ascend not higher:
These things seem wondrous, yet more wondrous I,
Whose heart with fear doth freeze, with love doth fry.
The Andalusian merchant, that returns
Laden with cochineal and china dishes,
Reports in Spain how strangely Fogo burns
Amidst an ocean full of flying fishes:
These things seem wondrous, yet more wondrous I,
Whose heart with fear doth freeze, with love doth fry.
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[@LittleFiddlyBits]

Phenomenal!

[@paulwusteman1094]

Wonderful!! from London

[@t00bed]

a performance that brings joy to my heart and tingles to my brain.