Who Is Sylvia?

Who is Silvia? What is she

That all our swains commend her?

Holy, fair, and wise is she

The heavens such grace did lend her

That adored she might be

That adored she might be

Is she kind as she is fair?

For beauty lives with kindness

To her eyes doth love repair

To help him of his blindness

And, being helped, inhabits there

And, being helped, inhabits there

Then to Silvia let us sing

That Silvia is excelling

She excels each mortal thing

Upon the dull earth dwelling

To her garlands let us bring

To her garlands let us bring