Flow my tears, fall from your springs (John Dowland)
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- Contributor: David Newman (submitted 2008-08-21). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 151 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: In a minor, includes lute tabulature as well as a piano transcription.
- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2008-07-14). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 95 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: SB plus lute tablature (7-course, tenor G tuning)
- Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2008-02-15). Score information: Unknown Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Files listed alphabetically by nationality and composer. Some composers have separate pages available from their country of origin page.
- Editor: Robin Doveton (submitted 2008-01-24). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 110 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: arranged for SATB by Doveton
- Editor: Laura Conrad (submitted 2001-01-11). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 58 kB Copyright: GnuGPL
- Edition notes: in partbook format.
General Information
Title: Flow my tears fall from your springs
Composer: John Dowland
Number of voices: 2vv Voicing: SB
Genre: Secular, Lute song
Language: English
Instruments: Lute
Published: The Second Book of Songs or Ayres (1600), No. 2
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Original text and translations
English text
Flow, my tears, fall from your springs!
Exiled for ever, let me mourn;
Where night's black bird her sad infamy sings,
There let me live forlorn.
Down vain lights, shine you no more!
No nights are dark enough for those
That in despair their lost fortunes deplore.
Light doth but shame disclose.
Never may my woes be relieved,
Since pity is fled;
And tears and sighs and groans my weary days
Of all joys have deprived.
From the highest spire of contentment
My fortune is thrown;
And fear and grief and pain for my deserts
Are my hopes, since hope is gone.
Hark! you shadows that in darkness dwell,
Learn to condemn light
Happy, happy they that in hell
Feel not the world's despite.