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The first sett, Of Italian Madrigalls Englished

not to the sense of the originall dittie, but after the affection of the Noate. By Thomas Watson ... There are also heere inserted two excellent Madrigalls of Master VVilliam Byrds, composed after the Italian vaine, at the request of the sayd Thomas Watson

Watson, Thomas (1557?-1592)

Of 4. Voc.

[I. When first my heedlesse eyes.]

II.

[II. O merry world.]

III.

[III. Farewell cruell & vnkind]

IIII.

[IIII. Zephirus breathing.]

[V. Faire shepherds queene.]

VI.

[VI. Eu'ry singing Byrd.]

VII.

[VII. Alas, what a wretched life is this?]

VIII.

[VIII. This sweet & merry month of May.]

Of 5. Voc.

IX.

[IX. Though faint & wasted.]

[X. Since my heedlesse eyes.]

XI.

[XI. When all alone my bony loue.]

XII.

[XII. When I beheld the faire face of Phillis sleeping.]

XIII.

[XIII. Alas, where is my Loue.]

XIIII.

[XIIII. Sweet hart arise.]

XV.

[XV. But if the country gods.]

XVI.

[XVI. When from my selfe sweet Cupid first bereft me.]

XVII.

[XVII. Sweet singing Amarillis.]

XVIII.

[XVIII. Fancy retyre thee.]

XIX.

[XIX. How long with vaine complaining.]

XX.

[XX. All ye that ioy in wailing.]

Of 6. Voc.

XXI.

[XXI. O heare me heauenly powrs.]

XXII.

[XXII. In chains of hope & fear.]

XXIII.

[XXIII. When Melibœus soull]

XXIIII.

[XXIIII. The second part. Now twinkling starrs.]

XXV.

[XXV. Vnkind, ô stay thy flying.]

XXVI.

[XXVI. Loue hath proclamed war by trumpet sounded.]

XXVII.

[XXVII. The Fates alas.]

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[X. Since my heedlesse eyes.]

Since my heedlesse eies began to be ranging

Since my heedlesse eies began to be ranging, I thrise accursed alwais haue bin changing: first was I made a Hart, in whō yet all my hope was grounded, Then to a dying Swan, my altring state was turned, for though I sung, yet my fainting hart still moorned, & now to a Salamander, changed, with flames surrounded, O what a life is this, to liue still wounded.