Come ye heavy states of night (John Dowland)

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• (Posted 2017-01-30)  CPDL #42878:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-01-30).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 37 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Reformatting of #16803, with corrections.

• (Posted 2008-05-06)  CPDL #16803:         

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• (Posted 2006-06-13)  CPDL #11871:        (Finale 2006)

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Title: Come ye heauie states of night
Composer: John Dowland

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: Lute (optional)

First published: 1600 in The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, no. 14
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English text

Come ye heavy states of night,
Do my fathers spirit right,
Soundings baleful let me borrow,
Burthening my song with sorrow,
Come sorrow come her eyes that sings,
By thee are turnèd into springs.

Come you virgins of the night,
That in dirges sad delight,
Choir my anthems, I doe borrow
Gold nor pearle, but sounds of sorrow:
Come sorrow come her eyes that sings,
By thee are turnèd into springs.