Burst forth my tears John Dowland

(1563-1626)

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Burst, burst forth my tears
Sad, sad pin- ing care
Like Like to the winds

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Burst, burst forth my tears as - sist

Sad, sad pin - ing care that nev -
Like, like to the winds, my sighs

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˛ Burst, burst forth my tears, as - sist,
Sad, sad pin - ing care that nev -
Like, like to the winds my sighs,

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as - sist my for - ward grief, and
that ne - ver may have peace, at
my sighs have wing - ed been, yet

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my for- ward grief, and see what
er may have peace, at Beau - ty's
have wing- ed been, yet are my

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˛ as - sist my for - ward grief, and see what pain, pain,
- er, ne - ver may have peace, at Beau - ty's gate, her
my sighs have wing - ed been, yet are my sighs and
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And see
At Beau -
Yet are
James Gibb editions
1 Burst forth my tears - Dowland
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see what pain im - pe - r'ious Love pro - vokes:
Beau - ty's gate in hope of pi - ty knocks:

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are my sighs and suits re - paid with mocks:
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pain, what pain im - pe- ri - ous Love pro - vokes, im - pe - ri - ous Love pro -
gate, in hope of pi- ty, in hope of pi - ty, in hope of pi - ty,
sighs and suits re - paid, yet are my sighs, my sighs and suits re - paid with

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˛ im - pe- ri'ous love pro- vokes, im - pe - r'ious love pro
gate, in hope of pi - ty, in hope of pi - ty
suits, my sighs and suits re - paid, suits re - paid with
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what pain im - pe - r'ious Love, im - pe - r'ious Love pro -
ty's gate in hope of pi - ty, hope of pi - ty
my sighs and suits, my sighs and suits re - paid with

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Kind, ten - der lambs, la-
But Mer - cy sleeps while
I plead, yet she
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vokes: Kind, ten - der lambs, la -
knocks: But Mer - cy, Mer - cy
mocks: I plead, I plead, yet

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˛ vokes: Kind, ten - der lambs, la -
knocks: But Mer - cy sleeps, she
mocks: I plead, yet she re -
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vokes: Kind ten - der lambs la -
knocks: but Mer - cy sleeps, while
mocks: I plead, yet she re -
James Gibb editions
2 Burst forth my tears - Dowland
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ment lov'es scant re - lief,
deep dis - dain in - crease,
pin - eth at my teen:

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ment, la - ment Love's scant re - lief and
sleeps, while deep dis - dain in - crease, and
she re - pin - eth at my teen, O,

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˛ ment, la - ment Love's scant re - lief, re - lief, and
sleeps, while deep dis - dain in - crease, in - crease, and
pin - eth, she re - pin - eth at my teen, O,
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ment Love's scant re - lief and
deep dis - dain in - crease, and
pin - eth at my teen, O,

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and pine, since pen - sive care my free - dom yokes.
and Beau - ty, Hope in her fair bos - om locks.
O, ruth - less rig - our, hard - er than the rocks.

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pine, since pen - sive care my free - dom yokes, my free- dom yokes.
Beau - ty Hope, in her fair bo - som, her fair bos- om locks.

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ruth - less, ruth - less rig - our, rig - our hard - er than the rocks.

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˛ pine, since pen - sive care, since pen-sive care my free- dom yokes.
Beau - ty hope in her fair bos-om, her fair bo- som locks.
ruth - less rig - our, ruth - less rig- our, hard- er than the rocks.
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pine, since pen - sive care my free - dom, my free - dom yokes.
Beau - ty hope in her fair bos - om, fair bo - som locks.
ruth - less rig - our, hard - er than, hard - er than the rocks.
James Gibb editions
3 Burst forth my tears - Dowland
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O, pine to see me pine, O,
O, grieve to hear my grief, O,
That both the shep - herd kills that

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O, pine to see me pine, O, pine to
O, grieve to hear my grief, to hear my
That both the shep - herd kills, the shep-herd

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˛ O, pine to see me pine, to see me pine, O,
O, grieve to hear my grief, to hear my grief, O
That both the shep-herd kills, the shep-herd kills, that
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O, pine to see me pine, to see me
O, grieve to hear my grief, to hear my
That both the shep-herd kills, the shep - herd

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pine to see me pine, my ten - der flocks.
grieve to hear my grief, my ten - der flocks.
both the shep - herd kills, and his poor flocks.

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see me pine, to see me pine, my ten - der flocks.
grief, O, grieve to hear my grief, my ten - der flocks.
kills, that both the shep - herd kills and his poor flocks.
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˛ pine to see me pine my ten - der flocks,
grieve to hear my grief, my ten - der flocks.
both the shep - herd kills and his poor flocks.
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pine my ten - der, my ten - der flocks,
grief, my ten - der, my ten - der flocks,
kills and his poor, and his poor flocks
James Gibb editions
4 Burst forth my tears - Dowland