John Dowland

(The firste booke of songes)

Wikipedia: John Dowland published his The First Booke of Songes or Ayres in London in 1597. It was one of the most influential and important musical publications of the history of the lute. This collection of lute-songs was set out in a way that allows performance by a soloist with lute accompaniment or various combinations of singers and instrumentalists.

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Index of the 21 songs:

Unquiet thoughts
Who euer thinks or hopes of loue for loue
My thoughts are wingd with hopes
If my complaints could passions moue
Can she excuse my wrongs with vertues cloake
Now, O now I needs must part
Deare if you change ile neuer chuse againe
Burst forth my teares
Go Cristall teares
Thinkst thou then by thy faining
Come away, come sweet loue
Rest awhile you cruell cares
Sleepe wayward thoughts
All ye whom loue of fortune hath betraide
Wilt though vnkind thus reaue me of my hart
Would my conceit that first enforst my woe
Come again: sweet loue doth now enuite
His goulden locks time hath to siluer turnd
Awake sweet loue thou art returned
Come heauy sleepe
Awaie with these selfe louing lads

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The firste booke of songes by John Dowland

1. Unquiet thoughts by John Dowland

2. Who ever thinks or hopes of love by John Dowland

Original titel: Who euer thinks or hopes of loue for loue

3. My thoughts are wingd with hopes by John Dowland

4. If my complaints could passions moue by John Dowland

5. Can she excuse my wrongs with vertues cloake by John Dowland

6. Now, O now I needs must part by John Dowland

7. Deare if you change ile neuer chuse againe by John Dowland

8. Burst forth my teares by John Dowland

9. Go Cristall teares

10. Thinkst thou then by thy faining

11. Come away, come sweet love by John Dowland

12. Rest awhile you cruell cares

13. Sleepe wayward thoughts

14. All ye whom loue of fortune hath betraide

15. Wilt though vnkind thus reaue me of my hart

16. Would my conceit that first enforst my woe

17. Come again: sweet loue doth now enuite

Wikipedia: "Come Again, sweet love doth now invite" is a song by John Dowland. The lyrics are anonymous. The song is bitter-sweet, typical of Dowland who cultivated a melancholy style. The piece is often performed as a lute song by soloist and lute, but, like other songs in the First Booke, it is printed in a format that can also be performed as a madrigal by a small vocal group.