OK The Old English Edition. Wo. vii. SONGS OF SUNDRY NATURES. | WILLIAM BYRD, 1889. NINE SONGS TO FOUR VOICES. EDITED BY G. E. P. ARKWRIGHT. JOSEPH WILLIAMS, JAMES PARKER & CO. | 24 BERNERS STREET, 27 BROAD STREET, Orford.Yau sas.g @) “BPreface. THE object of this Edition is to present in an accessible form various works by English composers of the of sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, which } would otherwise be difficult to obtain. f It is intended to reprint a selection from the music hidden away in public and private libraries, which is almost unknown, except to antiquaries and collectors of rare books. Each volume will be accompanied by Introductions, Biographical Notices, and references to the authorities whence information is obtained.$ntroduction Lo Mo, Bi, OL Enatio§ Grition, BYRD'S Songs of Sundry Natures include eleven songs to four voices, of which nine are contained in this volume. Of the others, one (No. 24, Rejoice, rejoice) is “quire to the five-part carol,” From Virgin's womb; the second (No. 25; Cast off all doubtful care,) to the six-part carol, An earthly tree, They will therefore be printed with the carols to which they belong. One alteration in the text of the old edition has to be noticed. On p. 65, bar 4, the original reads in the alto and tenor parts Alto. Song play'd be, thin 8, lower. Song playid be, this The following table will shew the clefs employed in the edition of 1589 :— Nos. 15 to 19. Nos. 20 & 23, No. a1.« W Table of the Songs. Of Four Parts. 15, Is Love 4 nov? (1 part.) 16, Boy, prry me. (2 part.) 17, Wounpep I am. (1 part.) 18 Yer oF us TwaIN. (2 part.) 19. FROM CITHERON THE WARLIKE BOY. (1 part). 20, THERE CARELESS THOUGHTS. (2 part) 21, Ir Love az yusr. (3 part.) 22, O Lorp, uy Gop. 23. WaHILE THAT THE SUN, 124. Rejoice, rejoice, see No. 35. {ft Cast off all doubtful care, see No. 40.Songs.qv. THE FIRST PART. 3 Is Love a boy? what means he then to strike? Or is he blind? why will he be a guide? Is he a man? why doth he hurt his like ? Is he a god? why doth he men deride? No one of these, but one compact of all: A wilful boy, a man still dealing blows, Of purpose blind, to lead men to their thrall, A god that rules, unruly God He knows. rvi. THE SECOND PART. 3 Boy, pity me that am a child again ; Blind, be no more my guide to make me stray; Man, use thy might to force away my pain ; God, do me good and lead me to my way. And if thou be'st a pow'r to me unknown, Pow'r of my life, let here thy grace be shown,10 rvii, THE FIRST PART. 7 Wounnen I am and dare not seek relief For this new stroke unseen but not unfelt ; No blood nor bruise is witness of my grief, But sighs and tears wherewith I mourn and melt. If I complain, my witness is suspect, If I contain, with cares I am undone : Sit still and die, tell truth and be reject ; © hateful choice, that sorrow cannot shun. rit. THE SECOND PART. 3 Yer of us twain whose loss shall be the less, Mine of my life, or you of your good name? Light is my death regarding my distress, But your offence cries out to your defame, A virgin fair hath slain for lack of grace The man that made an idol of her face.Ir rig. THE FIRST PART. From Citheron the warlike boy is fled, And smiling sits upon a virgin's lap, ‘Thereby to train poor misers to the trap Whom beauty draws with fancy to be fed; And when desire with eager looks is led, Then from her eyes The arrow flies Feather'd with flame, arm'd with a golden head. dd. THE SECOND PART. ‘There careless thoughts are freetd of that flame, Wherewith her thralls are scorched to the heart. If Love would so, would God th'enchanting dart Might once return and burn from whence it came. Not to deface of beauty's work the frame, But by rebound Tt might be found What secret smart I suffer by the same. tri. THE THIRD PART. If Love be just, then just is my desire, And if unjust, why is he call'd a god? © god, O good, O just, reserve thy rod To chasten those that from thy laws retire, But choose aright, good Love, I thee require, The golden head Not that of lead ; Her heart is frost and must dissolve by fire. czrrit. q © Lorn, my God, let flesh and blood Thy servant not subdue, Nor let the world deceive me with His glory most untrue. Let not, O Lord, O mighty God, Let not Thy mortal foe, Let not the fiend with all his craft Thy servant overthrow. But to resist give fortitude, Give patience to endure, Give constancy that always Thine I may perserver sure.13, rriii. $ Wame that the sun with his beams hot Scorched the fruits in vale and mount Philon the shepherd late forgot Sitting beside a crystal fountain In shadow of a green oak-tree, Upon his pipe this song play’d he : Adieu love, adieu love, untrue love! Untrue love, untrue love, adieu love! ‘Your mind is light, soon lost for new love. So long as I was in your sight I was your heart, your soul, your treasure ; And evermore you sobb’d and sigh’d, Burning in flames beyond all measure. Three days endur’d your love to me And it was lost in other three. Adieu love, adieu love, untrue love! Untrue love, untrue love, adieu love! ‘Your mind is light, soon lost for new love. Another shepherd you did see To whom your heart was soon enchained ; Full soon your love was leapt from me, Full soon my place he had obtained. Soon came a third your love to win, And we were out, and he was in, Adieu love, adieu love, untrue love! Untrue love, untrue love, adieu love! ‘Your mind is light, soon lost for new love.4 Sure you have made me passing glad That you your mind so soon removed, Before that I the leisure had To choose you for my best beloved. For all my love was past and done Two days before it was begun. Adieu love, adieu love, untrue love ! Untrue love, untrue love, adieu love! Your mind is light, soon lost for new love. ‘This Poem was printed in England's Helicon, 1600.XV. Is love a boy? The first part. TREBLE,| ALTO. boy, TENOR. 8° lower love a boy, BASS, what means Re then, strike, what means hh — strike, what means boy? what means he strike, ‘what means he—— he blind, or =f he blind? why. ‘means he then to strike? Or is he blind, or ds he blind? Or is he blind? be a. gulde?‘why doth he’ hurt his like, why doth he hurt his lke? ike, why doth he hurt bis lke?..... fs besa iment? why = doth «he burt... hit... is he a god? fFwhy doth he men de — NS? doth he men de _ T ride, why doth why doth he men de _ why doth he men de - why doth he me ride, de ride, why doth he ~ Fide, de | ride,why doth he men de ~ Fide, de why doth he men doth he men, de ride, why doth he| 2 =) No one of these, bat one com - + Sa = St — these, 90 OME. Of ener these, of these, mo one of these, but } : = = weg =| one of theee, m0 one Of these, of these, no one of these, bat one oom. ' f. i= = = z 2 =F 4 Noone of theae, noone of Ss z + ie : pact of all, - SSS =A one com-pact of all, bat one com_pact of all, A op <2 SS eS past........ of all, but one com - pact of all, = these, bat one com pact of all, of all, + $ ——— id ¥ td f = = =]still deal — ing blows, man still man till deal _ ing por. pose blind, Of pur - pose blind, deal . ing blows, Of. pur pose blind, blows,to their thrall, to their thrall, to lead men to. their thrall, of purpose lead men to their A god that rules, fod that rales, that rules, god that god that rules,god that rules, uy _ro ly, God He... fod that rales, un - ra ly, God He...10 un - ru _ ly, God SS knows, He knows,XVI. Boy, pity me. The second part.12 me stray, ay gol more my guide... to make me stray, me strayblind, my uide.... to sme stray, —, .otray, to make me stray, to make me. stray, my guide. me stray, to18 Men, use thy might, man, use ‘Man, “use thy might, man, use force a _way, to force Bway = myto my way, to my way, andlead = methou bert... vw thon — be’ thon be’.171820 TREBLE. ALTO. TENOR. SE lower, BASS. XVII. Wounded I am. ‘The first part. 7 = aud dare not seek aud dare not — seek and dare uot dare not and dare not... not and dare not seek. rrat For this new stroke uu - even, lief, For this new stroke un _ seen,.... but not. un felt, tun. seen, but not, For this new stroke this new stroke, for this new stroke seen, but not un s ‘un felt, but not blood nor bruise is this new stroke un — seen... but not...... dn. felt, un - felt, felt, un . felt. No blood,nor bruise is wit-nbraiseis wit ness of my Arief, is witness of my grief, A? wit ness. of. = Arief is wit _ ness of my Grief, Bat sighs and Dloodnor bruise is wit - ness of my grief. Bot sighs and tears Blood nor bruise is witness of my frief, but sighs where aaa = tears, but sigh and tears where _melt, and melt, = melt, where . with I mou and and melt, where _ with. with Isus _ pect, 1 com - plain, a I com_plain,still and die, tell still and die, tell trath and still and ic, tell truth and be re fect,die, tell hate tell trath and be re — feet, tell truth and be truth and be re ject, still and die, tell truth and be ful choice, that... choiee,.. ful, 0 bate choice, that re. ject. - fal choiee, re _ feet. sor - row cannot — — sor. rowexn — not... sor . row can-notSF can - nl shon, that. sorrow cui - not shun, sor_row ean that... sor ean_not shun, that.. shun, that sor. row* XVIIL Yet. of us twain. The second part. TREBLE. ALTO. TENOR. BY tower, BASS. the eas, whose los shall be the twain, the less, whiose Los less, whose lossmy life, or you, of be the Iess, Mive, is my death re. gard_ing my dis — tress, my.. is my death re. gard _ ing30 my — death, re - ard. iniy tress, re gard - ing my my dis. tress, re _ gard my dis _ tress, Bat your But your dis _ tress, re _ gard. ing tress, my, dis — tress, re _ gard . ing my death, re _ gard _ ing of — fence eries of. fence criesBut your of - fence eries out, your de. fame, to your de _ fame, ‘but your of . fence eries out, But sour of - fence cries out, . toyour de. fume,..... to your cries ont, © to your de _ fame, =——. oat, to your de _32 A vir. gin feir hath slain fair hath slain fair hath slain A vir. gin fair hath slain for of Grace, of...man that = made an The man that made an i - dol face, an i dol the man that madevir. gin fair hath slain vir — gin fair hath slain The man thatThe man that made an the man that — made1. dol of her35 XIX. From Citheron the warlike boy is fled. The first part. ALTO. Ci the . ron the. war-like ‘TENORI. =< SY lower From Ci the — ron the warlike boy hd the warlike boy ‘TENOR TI. SY lower, Ci. theron the ‘smiling its up on a virg laps a vir — lie Uap, sits upon a vir- gins lap, coon fa ed, And aml ing ite vir ins inp, ‘Thereby to Aud smiling sits up-on 4 Vir - giv’s lap,36 train Tere - by to poor mii by to train poor draws with fun. ey Urs with, funey poor mi - sers to mi sees to fed with wo iad the trap, the trap, Whom beauty: ‘Whom Beanty draws, Whow beauty vith fmey to be feds fincey to be fed) with fn be fd, with fan ey, witht37 and when desirewith en. ger And when desirewith —eagerl0oksis led) and And when desire with eager looks is led, aan Lwheudesirewith ad Ta looks is led, Then fromber eyes the arrow flies, ire with ea - gerbooks is ‘Then fromber eyes. the arrow dies, ea fer looks is Indy from her =38 Fea. theritwith flame, arma with, agold en heud, the arrow flies, Fea therdwithtume, wrmid with «gold en head, the - arrowflies Fou_therd with fume, arma with 9 gold arrow fies the ar. row vs Few — thevdwith ame, aria with a gold en. ee saruid.... with 4 fold en head, arid... with arm with a gold aruil will... a golden — = embead;39 XX. ‘There careless thoughts are freed. The second part TREBLE. ALTO. TENORI. BY lower, conre - leas TENOR I. = BEE lower, care . less thoughts Where 2 with her thralls ‘wherewith her thrallsare scorch ‘Wherewith her thralls are scorched to the. ‘flume, Where-with her thralls are scorched to the heart,-ed tthe heart, tothe heart, ure scorch - ed to the heart, It Love would 20, s0,Would God then then — chant in ‘Might once re — turn Would God them - chant — dart Might once re — turn and bum 3 — God would «= God” tHenchiaut - ing « reAL Frou whence came, from whence it came, From whence it might once re — tara - it came, from whence it came, it came, from whence. Fromwhence it came, fromwhence it came, re — turn fromwhencewh te tae ef bee 55 wh ty de tere beam ys wrk the met to de fare of bean tye wok theWhat se - oret omart... I suffer by the same by.. {might be found = What ce —oret smart... I~ suffer by the same, rr suf. fer by the same, by thea 1 suffer the same, whit se oret smart I smart I saf- fer by45 Xx. + If Love be just? The third part, — TREBLE. Wesson Love be juste ALTO. be just, f be just, ‘TENOR 1, BYE teaver It Love be just, if Love be just, ‘TENOR 1. RYE tower. If Love be just, my de. sire, And if un. just. my de. sire, isAA Whit se — eret smutt... seo - ert smart... IT saf-fer by the the same, - oret smut all bis craft, with all his raft, Let not the fiend pot the fiend,craft, Thy ser vant 0 ver - throw,dure, Give dare, Give con_ stan — con stan — 9 ay that that60 ‘Thine, that al = ways Thine, may per- se - ver sure may per _ se — wr sure al _ ways Thine F6162 TREBLE. TENOR I. 8 tower. TENOR 11, 8° lower. 1. While 2 So long that the long as that the long a3 that the long as Seorch _ ed the 1 ~~ ed. the fraite ‘was your heart ed the fruite was your heart ed the traits ‘was your heart was your XXII. While that the sun. in your fruits heart ‘and moun your trea vale soul in your in your vale and mountain soul your treasure in vale your soul vale soul and your ‘moun trea, in your [aid aedfor. got and sigh fot, Sit ting aighd Burn ing got, Sit — ting sigh Burn - ing got, sigh ting be. side a crys ing in flames be - yond a crystal foam tuin sit - ting beyond all = mea _ sure burning - tal foon - tain = erys- tal foun flames be-yond all ~=men _ sure be — yond all mea Sit-ting be - side a crys Burning in flames be - yond.Sitting be - aide a crys - tal foun _ - Burn_ing in flames be_yond amen 2 sure beside flames in flames be — _ yond all mea - ure sit. ting beside a crya - dura . ing in flames be - yond Sitting be - side a crys - = tw foun. tain In Burning in flames be - yond t In sha-dow of Threeduys en - dura sha. dow of... a green days en. dard your love days sha. dow of days en — durd, your love65 on bie pipe. it wae lost. up-on his pipe this song play’d he this and” it was lost in o. ther three, in Up - - on hispipe this song play he this Ana it waslost in 0 ~ ther three, in pipe this song he, this ost in 0 three in love, a. dieu love, un - trae., A-dien love, x - dien love, un - true. A. diew love, a diew love,66 wx love untrue love wwe Tove antroe love love untae love mind 1s ght... mind to light. = diew love = diew love your mind is your mind ts light your mind ts Light is Aight... Soon lostis ght lost soon lost a00n lost, soon lost for new Soon lost soon lost oun lost soon soon lost fo for new love forun-troe love untrue love diew love untrue love diea love love, Your Your mind te light. . your mind is light.. Your mind is Light. your mind ts Soon lost mind 1s light mind fe Light Soon wove 18 Might your mind {slight islost soon lost. soon lost soon lost for new lost for new soon lost yd 67 for ne love for soon lost for new soon lost w loveTo whom your heart was soon en chain _ - That you your mind 80 soon rel mw : whom your heart you your mind ed, ed, . whom your heart was soon, was soon en chained, © en _ chain _ you your mind 80 soon, so soon re - mov - ed, . whom your beart was soon en” chnin. «ed, en-echain you your mind so soon re moved, re mov | fi tidhad, me, Full soon my had,. To choose you soon your me, Full soon my fore that had, To choose you soon your fore that esha ob - tain - - ed, my soon my place choose you for place for Full soon my To. choose you place he form had Full soon my best be — lov _ ed, my best. be lov _ ed, To choose you place he for my Fall soon my To choose youf Fall To Full To ‘Soon For goon my choose sou fall to soon my choose you exme wll my Soon For Place for he sy ‘soon my choose Fou ob be _ lov he my place for obtain be_ lov ‘third love third love. came 8 al my to win, and done, your love was pastwo were out, days be - fore, And we were out Two days be — fore 4 he was in, and was be . gan, it he was in, and was be. gun, it in, and ff Tntrae.... love, untrue love, ien love, un true... love, untrue lore, ica love, un true... love, untrue love,love, a= lew Your mind is light, your mind is light, your mind is light, lost soon _ lost ‘00n lost, ‘soon lost mind is light, fs light, td oiledfor new... soon lostlove, a ~ diew Your your mind is light, your mind is ‘toon ‘soon lost, mind te ht, is Light, 14 mind is light, lost soon lost ‘soon lost, rd‘soon lost, soon lost soon lost for soon lost soon lost soon lost,