Songs of 4. parts
[VII. A Satyre once did runne away]
A Satyre once did runne away
A Satyre once did runne away, did runne away,
did runne away for dread, At sound of horne, at which he himselfe did
blow, did blow. A Satyre, a Satyre once did runne away, did
runne away for dread, At sound of horne, at sound of
horne, which he himselfe did blow, did blow, Fearing and feared, fearing and feared,
thus from himselfe he fled, hee fled, Deeming strange euill, deeming strange euill,
deeming strange euill in that he did not know. Fearing and feared,
thus from himselfe he fled, Deeming strange euill, deeming strange euill,
strange euill, deeming strange euill in that he did not know.
[VIII. O my thoughts]
O my thoughts, O my thoughts, my thoughts, O my thoughts surcease
O my thoughts, O my thoughts, my thoughts, O my thoughts surcease,
Thy delights my woes increase, thy delights
my woes increase, My life melts with too much thinking, Thinke no
more, thinke no more, no more, no more, but dye in me, Till thou shalt reuiued
be, At her lips,
at her lips, at my Nectar, Nectar drinking, my Nectar drinking. Till thou
shalt reuiued be, reuiued be, reuiued be,
At her lips, at her lips, at her lips, my Nectar drinking. my Nectar drinking.
[IX. Sweet pittie wake]
Sweet pittie wake, and tell my cruell sweet
Sweet pittie wake, and tell my cruell sweet,
That if my death, her honour might increase, I would lay downe my life,
my life at her proud feet, and willing dye, and dying, and dying,
hold my peace, and onely liue, (and liuing mercy cry) mercy cry,
Because her glory in my death, in my death will dye, in my death will dye, in my death, in my death, in my death will dye, will dye.
[X. Loue is a daintie milde]
Loue is a daintie milde, Loue is a dainty milde
Loue is a daintie milde, Loue is a dainty milde, and sweet,
Loue is a dainty milde and sweet, and sweet, A gentle power, a feeling
fine and tender, So that those harmes and paynes vnmeet, those
harmes and paines vnmeet, paynes vnmeet, which I doe passe, thou onely dost engender,
Onely to him his torments loue deuiseth, that scornes his lawes,
that scornes his lawes, his rites, and Loue despiseth, Onely to him his
torments loue deuiseth, that scornes his lawes, that scornes his lawes, that scornes his
lawes, his rites, and loue despiseth, despiseth.
[XI. Free from loues bonds]
Free from loues bonds I liued long
Free from loues bonds I liued long, liued long, Free
from loues bonds I liued long, I liued long, But now to loue,
I change my song, With discords sweet, with discords, with discords sweet in
euery straine, And of my ioy and pleasing paine, But
out alas, alas my wounded hart, can neither rest, can neither rest,
nor end my smart. But out alas my wounded hart, Can neither rest, can neither rest, nor end my smart.
[XII. How long shall I with mournefull Musicke]
How long shall I with mournefull Musicke
How long shall I with mournefull Musicke, with
with mournefull Musicke, stayne, the cheerefull notes, the cheerefull
notes these pleasant vallyes yeelds, the cheerefull notes, these pleasant
vallyes yeelds, Where all good haps, where all good haps a perfect
state maintaine? Oh, oh cursed hap, oh cursed hap, and cursed be these fields,
where first, where first, mine eyes, mine
eyes, mine eyes were causers of my paine, where first, where
first mine eyes, mine eyes, were causers of my paine, were causers of my paine.
Heere endeth the Songs of 4. Parts.
