If fluds of teares could clense my follies past - Dowland, John

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⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Madrigals

♯ Key A minor

⁄ Time Signature 3/2

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range E2 – E5

¶ Language → English

Measures 28

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments Lute or a cappella

Pages 2

CPDL # 25968

Editor James Gibb

Posted 2012-04-15

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano

E4 – E5

Alto

A3 – C5

Tenor

G3 – G4

Bass

E2 – A3

¶Lyrics / Text

If floods of tears could cleanse my follies past, And smokes of sighs might sacrifice for sin; If groaning cries might salve my fault at last, Or endless moan, for error pardon win: Then would I cry, weep, sigh and ever moan, Mine errors, faults, sins, follies past and gone. I see my hopes must wither in their bud; I see my favours are no lasting flower. I see that words will breed no better good Than loss of time and light'ning, but at hours. Thus when I see, then thus I say therefore, That favours, hopes and words can blind no more.