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X:1
T:V. Can she excuse my wrongs
T:Cantus.
C: John Dowland
O: From The First Booke of songs or Ayres of foure parts, with Tableture for the Lute
%%MIDI nobarlines
M:3/2
L:1/2
N: Original clef, C on first line
K:Ddor
N: Actually, Dmin, but all the Bb's are accidentals
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|:D A d | c > B A | A G F | E3 | c A/ _B G/ |
w:Can she ex- cuse my wrongs with ver- tues cloak? shal I call her
w:Are those cleer fires which va- nish in- to smoak? must I praise the
w:Was i so base, that I might not as- pire Un- to those high
w:As they are high, so high is my de- sire: If she this de-
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A2 F | G E E | D3 :: A A A | A A/ A B/ | c2 _B | A2 z | c A/
w:good when she proves un- kind? No no: where sha- dows do for bo- dies stand, thou maist
w:leaves where no fruit I find? Cold love is like to words writ- ten on sand, or to
w: joyes which she holds from me? If she will yeeld to that which rea- son is, It is
w: nie, what can gran- ted be? Deare make me hap- py still by grant- ing this, Or cut
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_B G/ | A2 _B | A d d | ^c3 :: A3/4 A// A/ A A/ | A A/ A3/2 | B3/4 B// B/ 
w:be a- busde if thy sight be dim. Wilt thou be thus a- bu- sed still, see- ing that
w:bub- bles which on the wa- ter swim.
w: rea- sons will that love should be just. Bet- ter a thou- sand times to die, Then for to
w: off de- layes if that I die must.
%4
B B/ | B B/ B B/ | A A/ A/ A/ A/ | A A A/ G/ | ^F3/4 G// A/ B/ G/ A/ | ^F2 D :|
w:she wil right thee ne- ver if thou canst not ore- com her wil, thy love wil be thus fruit- les e- ver.
w: live thus still tor- ment- ed: Deare but re- mem- ber it was I Who for thy sake did die con- tent- ed.


X:2
T:V. Can she excuse my wrongs
T:Altus
C: John Dowland
O: From The First Booke of songs or Ayres of foure parts, with Tableture for the Lute
%%MIDI nobarlines
M:3/2
L:1/4
N: Original clef, C on second line
K:Ddor
%1
|:F2 F3 G A3 G F2 F2 E2 D2 ^C6 E2 F G2 E F3 E D2 D4
w:1.~Can she ex- cuse my wrongs with ver- tues cloak? shal I call her good when she  proves
w:Are those cleer fires which va- nish in- to smoak? must I praise the leaves where no fruit
w:2.~Was i so base, that I might not as- pire Un- to those high joyes which she holds 
w:As they are high, so high is my de- sire: If she this de- nie, what can gran-
%2
^C2 "(1)"D6 :: E2 ^C2 D E F2 E D2 D E > F G A G > F E4 z2 E2 F G2 E
w: un- kind? No no: where _ sha- dows do where sha- dows do for bo- dies stand, thou maist be a-
w: I find? Cold love is _ like to words writ like to words writ- ten on sand, or to bub- bles 
w:from me? If she will _ yeeld to that which rea- * son is, rea- son is, It is rea- sons
w:ted be? Deare make me _ hap- py still by grant- * ing this, grant- ing this, Or cut off de-
N: (1) original is whole note.
%3
F3 A G3 F2 D F G "(2)"A6 :: A,>B, C D2 C F2 E D2 C B, > C D E2 D G2 F E2 D
w: busde a- bused if thy sight be dim. 1.~Wilt thou be thus a- bu - sed still, see- ing that she wil right thee ne- ver
w:which on the wa- ter wa- ter swim. 2.~Bet- ter a thou- sand times to die, _ Then for to live, thus still tor- ment- ed: 
w: will that love, that love, should be just.
w: layes if that I die, I die, must.
N:(2) Original has A whole note.
%4
^C > D E2 F G E > G F D ^C > C D2 A, D2 ^C D4 D2 :|
w: if thou canst not ore- com her wil, thy love wil be thus fruit- les e- ver.
w:Deare but re- mem- ber it was I Who for thy sake did die con- tent- ed.

X:3
T:V. Can she excuse my wrongs
T:Tenor
C: John Dowland
O: From The First Booke of songs or Ayres of foure parts, with Tableture for the Lute
%%MIDI nobarlines
M:3/2
L:1/8
N: Original clef, C on third line
N:The key signature is D dorian, but it looks more like D minor, since almost every B is flat.
K:Ddor -8va
%%MIDI transpose -12
%1
|:A4 d3 e f4 f6 d2 c4 c4 c4 A4 A12 A4 A2 d4 c2 c8 _B4 B4
w:1.~Can she _ ex- cuse my wrongs with ver- tues cloak? shal I call her good when she 
w:Are those _ cleer fires which va- nish in- to smoak? must I praise the leaves where no 
w:2.~Was I _ so base, that I might not as- pire Un- to those high joyes which she 
w:As they _ are high, so high is my de- sire: If she this de- nie, what can 
%2
A6 G2 ^F12 :: ^c3 d  e4 d2 ^c2 d4 A2 F4 F2 G3 F E2 F2 D2 d2 ^c8 z4 A4 A2 d4 c2
w: proves un- kind? No _ no no: where sha- dowes do for bo - dies for bo- dies stand, thou maist bee a-
w:fruit I find? Cold _ love love is like to words to words _ _ writ- ten on sand, or to  bub- bles
w:holds from me? If _ she _ will yeeld to that which rea- * son, which rea- son, is, It is rea- sons
w:gran- ted be? Deare _ make _ me hap- py still by grant- * ing, by grant- ing, this, Or cut off de-
%3
c6 f2 e2 d2 ^c4 d2 f4 e d e12 :: z4 z2 A3  B c2 d4 c2 f4 e2 d6 B3 c d2 e4 d2 g4 f2
w: busde if _ thy sight thy sight be _ dim. 1.~Wilt thou be thus a- bu- sed still, see- ing that she wil right thee 
w:which on _ the wa- ter wa- ter _  swim.
w: will that love, that love, should be _ _ just. 2.~Bet- ter a thou- sand times to die, Then for to live thus still tor- 
w: layes if that, if that, I die _ _ must.
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e3 ^d ^c3 c d d e2 ^c2 c2 d2 f2 e4 z2 d3 c B2 e2 e2 A4 A8 :|
w:ne- ver if thou canst not ore- com her wil, thy love wil be thus fruit- les e- ver.
w:ment- ed: Deare but re- mem- ber it was I Who for thy sake did die con- tent- ed.


X:4
T:V. Can she excuse my wrongs
T:Bassus
C: John Dowland
O: From The First Booke of songs or Ayres of foure parts, with Tableture for the Lute
%%MIDI nobarlines
M:3/2
L:1/4
K:Ddor bass
%%MIDI transpose -24
%1
|:d2 d3 e f F2 G A F A B
w:Can she ex- cuse ex- cuse _ my wrongs with 
w:Are those cleer fires cleer fires _ which va- nish 
w:Was i so base, that I _ might 
w:As they are high, so high _ is 
%2
c2 d2 A4 z2 A2 d G2 c F4 _B2 G2 A2
w:ver- tues cloak? shal I call her good when she  proves
w:in- to smoak? must I praise the leaves where no fruit
w:not, might not, as- pire Un- to those high joyes which she holds 
w:my de- sire, de- sire: If she this de- nie, what can gran- 
%3
A2 d6 :: a3 g f e d2 ^c d2 d c3 F G2
w: un- kind? No no: where _ sha- dows _ do for bo- dies 
w: I find? Cold love is _ like to _ words writ- ten on 
w: from me? If she will _ yeeld to _ that  which rea- son 
w: ted be? Deare make me _ hap- py _ still by grant- ing
%4
A4 z2 A2 d G2 c F4 G2 A2 _B3 B A6 ::
w:stand, thou maist be a- busde if thy sight be dim.
w:sand, or to bub- bles which on the wa- ter swim.
w:is, It is rea- sons will that love should be just.
w:this, Or cut off de- layes if that I die must.
%5
F > F F F2 F F2 F F3 G > G F G2 G
w:  Wilt thou be thus a- bu- sed still, see- ing that she wil 
w:Bet- ter a thou- sand times to die, Then for to live thus
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G2 G G2 G A > A A A A2 A2 A2 
w: right thee ne- ver?  if thou canst not ore- com her
w:  still tor- ment- ed: Deare but re- mem- ber it was 
%7
A A d > e ^f g e e d2 d4 :|
w: wil, thy love wil be thus fruit- les e- ver.
w: I Who for thy sake did die con- tent- ed.