Come ye heavy states of night (John Dowland)
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- CPDL #16803: Noteworthy Composer
- Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2008-05-06). Copyright: CPDL
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- Editor: Daniel Harmer (submitted 2006-06-13). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 64 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
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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)
Published: 1600
Description: No XIV from Second Book of Songs or Ayres (1600)
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Original text and translations
English text
Come yee heavy states of night,
Doe my fathers spirit right,
Soundings balefull let mee borrow,
Burthening my song with sorrow,
Come sorrow come hir eies that sings,
By thee are turned into springs.
Come you Virgins of the night,
That in Dirges sad delight,
Quier my Anthems, I doe borrow
Gold nor pearle, but sounds of sorrow:
Come sorrow come hir eies that sings,
By thee are turned into springs.