Stay time a while thy flying - Dowland, John

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"May be performed by: solo voice (S/T) plus lute and (preferably) bass viol; SATB plus lute; S, 3 viols plus lute."

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Lute songs ♬ Voicing → SATB ¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments Lute

Pages 2

CPDL # 17163

Editor David Fraser

Posted 2008-06-10

License CPDL License

¶Lyrics / Text

Stay time a while thy flying, Stay and pittie me dying. For Fates and friends have left mee, And of comfort bereft mee. Come, come close mine eyes, better to dye blessed, Then to live thus distressed. To whom shall I complaine me, When thus friends doe disdaine mee? T’is time that must befriend me, Drown’d in sorrow to end mee. Come, come close mine eyes, better to dye blessed, Then to live thus distressed. Teares but augment this fewell, I feede by night, (oh cruell) Light griefes can speake their pleasure, Mine are dumbe passing measure. Quicke, quicke, close mine eyes, better to dye blessed, Then here to live distressed.