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Songs of 3. Parts

I.

[My true loue hath my hart, and I haue his]

[II. His hart his wound receiued from my sight]

His hart his wound receiued from my sight

His hart his wound receiued from my sight, his wound, his wound, receiued from my sight, from my sight, My hart was wounded, with his wounded hart, with his wounded hart, For as from me, on him, on him his hart light, So still me thought in mee his hart did smart, So still me thought in me his hart did smart, his hart did smart, Both equall hurt in this, Change sought our blisse: My true loue hath my hart, and I, and I haue his. Both equall hurt in this, Change fought our blisse: My true loue hath my hart, and I, and I haue his.

[III. O say deere life]

O say deere life

O say deere life, when shall these twineborne berryes, So louely ripe, by my rude lips, rude lips be tasted? Shall I not plucke, Shall I not pluck? (Sweet fay not nay) Shall I not pluck those Cherryes? O let them not with Sommers heate be blasted, be blasted, Nature thou know'st bestow'd them free on thee, Then be thou kinde, bestow them free on me, on me, on me, bestow them free on me.

IIII.

[In health and ease am I]

[V. Goe wayling accents]

Goe wayling accents, goe

Goe wayling accents, goe, to the Author of my woe, Say deere, say deere, why hide you so from him your blessed eyes, where hee beholds his earthly Paradise, Since hee hides not from you his hart, wherein loues heau'n, you may view, may view, wherein loues heau'n, you may view, you may view, you may view, loues heau'n you may view?

[VI. Fly not so fast]

Fly not so fast, so fast, so fast, my onely ioy and Iewell

Fly not so fast, so fast, so fast, my onely ioy and Iewell, Pitty at last my teares, O be not cruell, Fly not so fast, so fast, so fast, my onely ioy and Iewell, Pitty at last my teares, O be not cruell, Aye me, alas, alas she's gone and left me, Dye, dye my hart, dye, dye my hart, my hart, All ioy is now bereft me. Aye me, alas, she's gone and left me. Dye, dye my hart, dye, dye my hart, All ioy, all ioy is now bereft me.

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.

Songs of 5. parts

[XIII. Sweet Philomel, cease]

Sweet Philomell, cease

Sweet Philomell, cease, cease thou thy songs a while cease thou thy songs a while, And will thy mates, and will thy mates their melodyes, their melodyes to leaue, And all, and all at once attend my mournfull stile, my mournefull stile, Which will of mirth, of mirth your sugred notes, your sugred notes bereaue, your sugred notes bereaue, If you desire the burthen of my song, the burthen of my song, I sigh, and sob, for Phillis I did wrong, I sigh, and sob, I sigh, and sob, for Phillis I did wrong, I sigh, and sob, for Phillis I did wrong.

[XIIII. Yee Siluan Nimphs]

Yee Siluan Nimphs, yee Siluan Nimphs

Yee Siluan Nimphs, yee Siluan Nimphs, that in these woods doe shroud, that in these woods do shroud, do shroud, To you my mornefull sorrowes, my mornefull sorrowes, my mornefull sorrows I declare, You sauage Satires let your eares be bound, your eares be bound, You sauage Satires let your eares be bound, To heare my woe, your sacred selues prepare, your sacred selues prepare, your sacred selues prepare, Trees, Hearbs, and Flowres in rurall fields that grow, while thus I mourn, I mourn, while I mourne, doe you some silence show. some silence show.

[XV. Flora fayre Nimph]

Flora fayre Nimph,

Flora fayre Nimph, whilest silly Lambs are feeding, fayre Nimph, whilest silly Lambes are feeding, are feeding, Graunt my request, graunt my request, graunt my request, graunt my request in speeding, For your sweet loue, sweet loue my hart doth languish, for your sweet loue my silly hart doth languish, my silly hart doth languish, And dye I shall, and dye I shall, and dye I shall, and dye I shall, except you quench the anguish, except you quench the anguish.

[XVI. Phillis the bright]

Phillis the bright, when franckly she, when franckly she desired

Phillis the bright, when franckly she, when franckly she desired, Thirsis her sweet hart to haue exspired, Phillis the bright, when franckly she, when franckly she desired, Thirsis her sweet hart to haue exspired, Sweet (thus fell she a crying) Sweet, thus fell she a crying, Dye, for I am a dying, a dying, for I am a dying, dye, for I am a dying, Sweet, sweet, (thus fell she a crying) Dye, for I am a dying a dying, Dye, for I am a dying, dye, for I am a dying.

[XVII. Hope of my hart]

Hope of my hart, oh, wherefore doe the words

Hope of my hart, oh, wherefore doe the words, Oh, oh, which your sweet tongue affords, which your sweet tongue affords, no hope impart, no hope impart, impart? But cruell without measure, To my eternall payne, to my eternall paine, eternall paine, Still thunder forth disdaine, still thunder forth disdaine, On him whose life, on him whose life, on him whose life depends vpon your pleasure? vpon your pleasure, whose life depends vpon your pleasure?

[XVIII. Upon a bank with Roses set about]

Upon a banke with Roses set about

Upon a banke with Roses set about, Vpon a banke with Roses set about, with where pretty Turtles, ioyning bill to bill, And gentle springs steale softly murmuring out, Washing the foote of pleasures sacred hill, There little Loue sore wounded lyes, sore wounded lyes, His bow and arrowes broken, bedew'd with teares from Uenus eyes, with teares from Uenus eyes, Oh grieuous to be spoken, oh, Oh grieuous to be spoken.

Songs of 6. parts

[XIX. Retire my troubled soule]

Retire my troubled soule

Retire my troubled soule, retire my troubled soule, Rest, rest, and behold, thy dayes of dolour, dangers manifold, See, life is but a dreame, whose best contenting, whose best contenting, Begun with hope, begun with hope, begun with hope, Pursu'd with doubt, pursu'd with doubt, Enioy'd with feare, enioy'd with feare, Ends in repenting, ends in repenting, ends in repenting. repenting.

[XX. Oft have I tendred]

Oft haue I tendred, Oft haue I tendred tributary teares

Oft haue I tendred, Oft haue I tendred tributary teares, Mixed with griefe, with griefe, mixed with griefe, and melancholy feares, and melancholy feares, And sometime frolicke hope, and sometime frolicke hope, sad woes beguiling, hath shin'd on my desires, Oh, oh, oh, oh, but from smiling, of late she chang'd, she chang'd, of late she chang'd, of late she chang'd, my sorrow not ressenting, ressenting, Bad me dispaire, dispaire, sigh, grone, and dye lamenting, grone, and dye lamenting.

[XXI. Ovt from the vale of deepe dispayre]

Ovt from the vale of deepe dispayre

Ovt from the vale of deepe dispayre, of deepe dispayre, With mournefull tunes I fill the ayre, with mournefull tunes I fill the ayre, I fill the ayre, with mournefull tunes I fill the ayre, To satisfie my restlesse ghost, my restlesse ghost, Which Daphnes cruelty, which Daphnes cruelty hath lost, (her) cruelty hath lost, Ore hils and dales in her dull eares, Ore hils and dales in her dull eares, in her dull eares, Ile send my notes, my notes, with bitter teares, with bitter teares, with bitter teares, bitter teares.

[XXII. O deuine Loue]

O deuine Loue, which so aloft can raise

O deuine Loue, which so aloft can raise, aloft can raise, And lift the minde out of this earthly mire, and lift the minde out of this mire, And doth inspire vs with so glorious praise, As with the heauens, As with the heauens doth equall mans desire, Who doth not help to deck thy shrine? With Uenus mirtle and Apollo's tree, Who will not say that thou art most deuine, who at least confesse a Deitye in thee?

[XXIII. If the deepe sighs, of an afflicted brest]

If the deepe sighs, of an afflicted brest

If the deepe sighs, of an afflicted brest, an afflicted brest, Orewhelm'd with sorrow, Or the'rected eyes (of a poore wretch, a poore wretch, with miseries opprest) For whose complaints, teares neuer could suffice, teares neuer could suffice, Haue not the power your Deities to moue, Who shal ere looke for succor from aboue, from aboue? From whom too long I taried for reliefe, I taried for reliefe, Now aske but death, that onely ends my griefe, that onely ends my griefe, my griefe.

[XXIIII. There's not a groue that wonders not my woe]

There's not a groue that wonders not my woe

There's not a groue that wonders not my woe, Nor not a Rider weepes not at my tale, I heare the Eccho's, I heare the Eccho's, (wandring too and fro,) (wandring too and fro,) I heare the Eccho's, I heare the Eccho's, (wandring too and fro) too and fro, too and fro, too and fro, Resound my griefe, my griefe through euery hill and dale, resound my griefe, through euery hill and dale, through euery hill and dale,

The Birds and beasts yet in their simple kinde, lament for me, no pitty else, no pitty else, I finde, no pitty else I finde, And teares I finde doe bring no other good, But as new showers, encrease the rising flood, but But as new showers, encrease the rising flood.

[XXV. Dye not fond man]

Dye not fond man, before, before thy day

Dye not fond man, before, before thy day, before thy day, Loues cold December will surrender, To succeeding iocond May, iocond, iocond May, iocond May, And then, oh then, oh then, O then, O then, sorrow shall cease, sorrow shall cease, shall cease, shall cease, comforts abounding, abounding, comforts abounding, cares confounding, confounding, shall conclude, shall conclude a happy, a happy peace, shall conclude a happy, happy peace.

[XXVI. I haue intreated and I haue complained]

I haue intreated, and I haue complained

I haue intreated, and I haue complained, I haue disprais'd, & praise I likewise gaue, All means to win her grace I tryed haue, And still I loue, and stil I am disdained, & still I am disdained, disdained, Oh, oh could my sighs, once purchase me reliefe, oh Or in her hart, my tears imprint my griefe, my teares imprint my griefe, imprint my griefe, But cease, cease, vaine sighs, cease, cease yee fruitlesse teares, Teares cannot pierce her hart, not pierce her hart, not nor sighes, nor sighes her eares.

[XXVII. Come sable night]

Come sable night, put on thy mourning stoale

Come sable night, put on thy mourning stoale, And help Amintas sadly to condole, to condole, sadly to condole, Behold, the Sunne hath shut his golden eye, The day, the day is spent, And shades, and shades faire lights supply, All things in sweet repose, their labours close, Onely Amintas, Amintas, waft's his houres in wayling, in wayling, Whilst all his hopes doe faint, and life is fayling, whil'st all his hopes doe faint and life is fayling. and life is fayling.

[XXVIII. Weepe forth your teares]

Weepe forth your teares, and doe lament

Weepe forth your teares, and doe lament, lament, and doe lament, He's dead, he's dead, who liuing was of all the world beloued, Let dolorous lamenting still be spread, through all the earth, that all harts may be moued, To sigh, to sigh and plaine, since death hath slaine Prince Henery, Oh, oh had he liu'd, our hopes had still encreased, our hopes had still encreased, But he is dead, but he is dead, but he is dead, and all our ioyes, our ioyes deceased.