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Mvsica transalpina

Madrigales translated out of foure, fiue and sixe partes, chosen out of diuers excellent Authors, vvith the first and second part of La Verginella, made by Maister Byrd, vpon tvvo Stanza's of Ariosto, and brought to speake English vvith the rest. Published by N. Yonge, in fauour of such as take pleasure in Musicke of voices

Yonge, Nicholas

[note]

[dedication]

Of 4.

[I. These that be certaine signes of my tormenting]

II.

[II. The faire Diana neuer more reuiued]

III.

[III. Ioye so delights my hart and so relieues me]

IIII.

[IIII. False Loue now shoote & spare not]

[V. O griefe if yet my griefe be not beleeued]

VI.

[VI. As in the night we see the sparckes reuiued]

VII.

[VII. In vayne he seekes for beautye that excelleth]

VIII.

[VIII. What meaneth Loue to nest him]

IX.

[IX. Sweet Loue when hope was flowring]

[X. Lady that hand of plenty]

XI.

[XI. Who will ascend to heauen & there obtaine me]

XII.

[XII. Lady your looke so gentle]

Of 5.

Of 6.

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[LIIII. I was full neere my fall]

I was full neere my fall, & hardly scaped

I was full neere my fall, & hardly scaped, & hardly scaped, & hardly scaped, through fond desire that headlong me transported, that Loue him selfe for me deuis'd and shaped, and if my reason but a whyle had stayed, to rule my sence misled and vnaduised, to my mishappe I had no noubt assayed, what a death is to lyue with loue surprised, what a death is to lyue with loue surprised, what a death is to lyue with loue surprised.