Teton (6) ~ John Dowland Sy Oarane dy aera LT eater ieee ero eT ROL e TT aerate Transcribed for Yoice.and Guitar Za Oe VateMNE LertACKNOWLEDGMENTS am deeply indebted to many people for making this book possible To my parents, who have always given me unfailing support; to my grand- parents and extended family; to my friends and professional associates B. Allen. Schulz, Dominic Frasca, Seymour Bernstein, Ronald Herder, Ken Price, David Coester, John Mangan, Benjamin Verdery, Guy Capuzzo, Tom Elliott, Frank Rizzo, Nicholas Goluses and Jaap Schroeder; to Paul O’Dette, whom I know only through his magnificent recordings; and to the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and ASCAR ‘Any mistakes, omissions or misinterpretations in this edition are entirely my own responsibility. opymiche Copyright © 1997 by David Nadal and Kithara Editions All rts reserved under Pan American and International Copyright Convention Published in Canada by General Publishing Company, Lu, 30 Lesmil Road, Don Mills, Toronto, Ontaro. Publshed in che United Kingdom by Constable and Company, Ltd, 3 The Lanchester, 62-164 Fulham Palace Read, London W6 9ER. Bibliographical Note Lue Songs of ots Dowland: The Original Fit and Second Books | Teanscibed for Voie and Guitar js new work, first published by Dover Publications, Inc. in 1997. The publisher is indebsed to David Nadal and Kihara Editions, Elmhurst, New York, tor making this edition possible “The illustrations on pages 3 and 53 ae facsimiles ofthe orginal le pags of The Firs and Sec: cond Books of Dowland lute song, based, respectively, on copies belonging tothe British Library London, and the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C Inuernatiomal Standard Book Number: 0-486-29935-X Manufactured inthe United States of America Dover Publications In, 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, NY. L150 CPORRRRRTRORPDERERRRRELTRTLUTUBRERKEKEKERRELKELPOUUUURARARORRARR RAM ARAN ddd ddddddddddaddday CONTENTS Tnovoduction ii ‘THE SECOND BOOK oF Sonos 31 About the Transcriptions ix 1. I saw my Lady weep 54 ‘THE First BOOK oF SoNGs 1 I. Flow my tears 58 IL, Sorrow, stay 6 L. Unguier thoughts 4 WV. Die not before thy day 66 Il. Who ever thinks or hopes of love 6 V. Mourn, day is with darkness fled 70 TL. My thoughts are wing'd with hopes 8 VI, Time's eldest son, Old Age a IV. If my complaints could passions move 10 (The first part) . V. Can she excuse my wrongs? 12 VIL Then sit thee down 4 VI. Now, © now, I needs must part 4 (The second part) VIL Dear, if you change 16 VIII. When others sing Venite 76 VILL. Burst forth, my tears 18 (The third part) TK. Go crystal tears 39 IX. Praise blindness eyes 18 X. Think’st thou then by thy feigning 22, X- Osweet woods 80 XI. Come away, come sweet love 34 Xl Iffloods of tears 84 XII. Rest awhile you cruel cares 26 “Xi Fine knacks for ladies 86 XIIL. Sleep, wayward thoughts 39 XI. Now cease my wand'ring eyes 88 XIV. All ye, whom Love or Fortune 32 XIV. Come ye heavy states of night 90 XIVa. All ye, whom Love or Fortune 34 XV. White as lilies was her face 2 XV. Wilt thou, unkind, thus reave me 36 XV1-_ Woeful heare 94 XVI. Would my conceit 38 XVII. A shepherd in a shade 96 XVIL Come again 4p XVIIL Faction that ever dwells 98 XVIIL His golden locks 47 XIX. Shall Isue 100 XIX. Awake, sweet love, thou art return'd 44 XX. Toss not my soul 102 XX. Come, heavy Sleep 46 XX1. Clear or cloudy 106 XXL. Away with these self-loving lads 4g XXla. Clear or cloudy 108 —— My Lord Chamberlain his Galliard 50 XXII. Humour say what mak’st thou here 110 (For two to play. . .) (a Dialogue) — Dowland’s adiew for Master Oliver Cromwell 112 Songs VI, Vi and VII of The Second Book are treated as a through-compose sequence. They frm a single whole,