9.

My sweethear's like Venus

12 Welsch Folk Song

arr. Gustav Holst

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Soprano % 3 œ œ œ− œ œ œ œ œ− œ

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My sweet - heart's like Ve - nus, she's lo - vely and

ι ι
% 32 œ ι
My sweet - heart, she loves like a sho - wer of

Alto œ œ− œ œ œ− œ œ œ− œ

∀ 2 œ
My sweet - heart's like Ve - nus, she's lo - vely and

œ œ− œ œ œ− œ œ œ− œ
My sweet - heart, she loves like a sho - wer of

Tenor Υ 3 Ι Ι Ι
œ œ œ− œ œ
My sweet - heart's like Ve - nus, she's lo - vely and

>∀ 2 Ι œ œ− œ œ− œ
My sweet - heart, she loves like a sho - wer of

Bass 3 Ι Ι
My sweet - heart's like Ve - nus, she's lo - vely and
My sweet - heart, she loves like a sho - wer of

∀ ι ι − ι
˙ œ œ œ− œ œ
4

S % œ œ œ− œ œ

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light. She's fai - rer than black - thorn, she's slim and she's

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rain. Now clou - ded, now wee - ping, now smi - le a -

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A % ˙ œ œ œ œ− œ œ− œ œ

∀ œ−
light. She's fai - rer than black - thorn, she's slim and she's

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Υ ˙ œ
rain. Now clou - ded, now wee - ping, now smi - le a -

T œ Ι Ι Ι
œ œ− œ œ
light. She's fai - rer than black - thorn, she's slim and she's

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rain. Now clou - ded, now wee - ping, now smi - le a -

B
>∀ ˙ œ Ι Ι Ι
light. She's fai - rer than black - thorn, she's slim and she's
rain. Now clou - ded, now wee - ping, now smi - le a -

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 2 9. My sweethear's like Venus

∀ œ œ− œ œ œ−
œ œ− œ
8

S % ˙ œ Ι Ι œ Ι

∀
white. There's no one is like her, from far or from

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gain. But she who loves ma - ny is left wi - thout

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A
Ι œ
∀ ˙ œ œ œ−
white. There's no one is like her, from far or from

œ œ Ι œ œ œ
gain. But she who loves ma - ny is left wi - thout

T Υ œ œ
œ œ œ−
white. There's no one is like her, from far or from

>∀ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ
gain. But she who loves ma - ny is left wi - thout

B
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white. There's no one is like her, from far or from
gain. But she who loves ma - ny is left wi - thout

∀ ι ι Τœ − ι Fine œ
˙ œ− œ œ
12

S % œ œ œ− œ œ œ ˙
near. It's truth I am tel - ling for all men to hear. Ah

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one. A faith - ful, true lo - ver has one love a - lone.

% ˙ œ œ− œ œ œ− ι œ
A œ œ œ− œ œ ˙
near. It's truth I am tel - ling for all men to Ah

∀ œ œ œ œ œ− œ œ Τœ − œ œ− œ œ
one. A faith - ful, true lo - ver has one love a

Υ Ι Ι Ι ˙
T
œ
œ œ œ−
near. It's truth I am tel - ling for all men to Her

œ œ œ Τœ −
>∀ œ Ι œ œ− œ œ ˙
one. A faith - ful, true lo - ver has one love a

B Ι Ι Œ
near. It's truth I am tel - ling for all men to
one. A faith - ful, true lo - ver has one love a

∀ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ
˙
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Ah

A % ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ

∀ ι ι
Ah

ι −
T Υ œ œ− œ œ œ œ œ œ− œ ˙ œ
form has the splen - dour of straight - grow - ing trees. Her

>∀ ∑ Ó œ œ œ− œ œ œ ˙
B
Ι
of straight - grow - ing trees.
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21

S % ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ

∀
Her

% ˙ œ ˙ œ œ
˙ œ ˙
A

∀ ι
Ah

ι − ι
T Υ œ œ− œ œ œ œ œ− œ œ ˙ œ
hair like ripe Corn that is stirr'd in the breeze. Ah

>∀ œ ‰ Œ Œ Ó œ œ− œ ˙ œ
B Ι œ Ι
is stirr'd in the breeze. Her

∀ œ œ− œ œ œ œ œ œ− œ ˙
25

S % Ι œ Ι œ
∀
eye - browns like gos - sa - mer, that hangs by the door. If

% ˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ
œ
A

∀
Ah

Υ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ
T
œ
œ ˙ ˙− œ
Ah

B
> ∀ œΙ œ − œ œ Ι ‰ Œ Œ
eye - browns like gos - sa - mer

∀ ι ι − ι
œ œ
D.C. al Fine
œ− œ œ
29

S % œ œ− œ œ ˙ œ
∀
on - ly she'd love me I ask no - thing more. My

A % ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
∀
My

˙ œ œ ˙ œ
T Υ œ ˙ ˙
œ
My

>∀ ∑ Ó œ œ− œ ˙
B
œ Ι
I ask no - thing more. My