Cease these false sports (John Dowland)
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- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2008-07-09). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 130 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: SAATB, bass viol and lute tablature (8-course, tenor G tuning)
General Information
Title: Cease these false sports
Composer: John Dowland
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SAATB
Genre: Secular, Lute song
Language: English
Instruments: Lute, bass viol
First published: 1612 in A Pilgrimes Solace, no. 21
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Original text and translations
English text
Cease these false sports, hast away,
Love’s made a trewant by your stay,
Good night, yet virgin Bride;
but looke ere day be spide,
You change that fruitlesse name,
least you your sex defame,
Fear not Hymens peaceful war,
you’le conquer thogh you subdued are,
good night, and ere the day be old,
rise to the sun a Marigold.
Chorus:
Hymen, O Hymen, blesse this night,
that Loves darke workes may come to light.