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X:1
T: II. Flow my tears
T: Lachrimae.
T:Canto.
C: Dowland, John
L: 1/4
M:C
N:Original clef C on first line
K: A minor
|: A3 G1/2 F1/2 E2 c4 B A ^G4 | A2 E3
w:Flow my- * teares fall from your springs, Ex- ilde
w:Downe vaine _ lights shine you no more, No nights
E G G | F2 D2 E3 B | c2 A2 B2 ^G2 | A
w: for ev- er: Let mee mourne where nights black bird hir sad
w: are dark e- nough for those that in dis-  pair their last
c>B A ^G2 c2 | B A  A3 ^G1/2 F1/2 ^G2 | A8 ::
w: in- fa- my sings, there let me live for - - lorne.
w: for- tuns de- plore, light doth but shame _ _ dis- close.
c3 B A G c3 B/ A/ B2 | c2 G2 z A2 ^G | A F E2 | z D F2 z F A2 | z A c2
w:Ne- ver may my woes be _ fe- lie- ved, since pit- tie is fled, and teares, and sighes, and grones
w:From the high- est spire of _ con- tent ment, my for- tune is throwne, and feare, and griefe, and paine
z G B > c | d2 z D F > G A2 | z c2 B "(1)"c > B A/ G/ A | ^G8 ::
w: my wea- rie dayes, my wear- ie dayes, of all joyes have de- * pri- ved.
w: for my de- serts, for my de- serts, are my hopes since hope _ is gone.
N:(1) Original has a quarter note.
^G3 A B2 c2 | B A A4 ^G2 | A3 c B c A2 ^G4 | z4 z2 e3 B d3 A c2 |
w:Harke you sha- dowes that in darck- nesse dwell, learne to con- temne light, Hap- pie, hap- pie  they
B2 "(2)"A2 ^G2 c2 B A A3 ^G/ F/ G2 | A8 :|
w:that in hell feele not the worlds des- * _ pite.
N:(2) This note is missing in the original.

X:2
T: II. Flow my tears
T: Lachrimae.
T:Basso.
C: Dowland, John
M:C
L: 1/4
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI transpose -24
K: A min bass
|:A4 A4 f3 f e3 e A3 A c3 c d2 f2 e3 e A3  a1/2  a1/2 g2 e2 f3 f1/2 f1/2 e2 c2 d2 f2 e3 e A8 ::
w: Flow teares from your springs; Ex- ild for ev- er let mee mourne where nights black bird hir sad in- fa- my sings, there let me live for- lorne.
w: Downe lights shine no more, no night is dark e- nough for those that in dis- *  pair their for- tuns de- plore, light doth but shame dis- close.
c6 e2 d3 d c2 z e c A/ A/ e2 A d d ^c d2 z D F2 z F
w:Ne- ver may my woes, my woes, be re- lie- ved, since pitt' is fled: and teares, and
w:From the high- est spire, high'st spire of con- tent- ment, my for- tunes throwne, and feare, and
A2 z A c2 z G B > c d2 z D F > G A3 ^G A2 F > F E8 :: e4 e3 e
w:sighes, and grones, my wea- ry dayes, my wear- ry dayes all joyes have de- prived. Harke that in
w:griefe, and paine, for my de- serts, for my de- serts are hopes, hope is gone.
e6 e2 A3 a g e f2 e4 e3 B c4 B4 A4 G2 F2 E2 c2 d2 f2 e3 e A8 :|
w:Darke- nesse dwel, learne to con- temne light, Hap- py: hap- py, they that in hell feele not the worlds des- pite.

X:3
T:Flow my tears
T:Lachrimae
C:John Dowland
B:Second book of Ayres
Z:Transcription, abctab: Taco Walstra (walstra@wins.uva.nl)
Z:corrected by Laura Conrad (lconrad@laymusic.org)
L:1/2
M:C
K:Am
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V:F clef=treble    name=Canto stv=2
V:L clef=frenchtab name=Lute
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[V:F] |: A3 G1/2 F1/2 E2 c4 B A ^G4 | A2 E3 E G G | F2 D2 E3 B | 
w:Flow my _ _ tears fall - from your springs, Ex-il'd for ev-er let me mourn. Where
w:Down vain - lights shine - you no more. No nights are dark e-nough for those That
[V:L] [,,deec3/2] ,,c/ [,,de,c] ,,f ,c ,,,c | [,,aa/] ,a// ,,d ,a1 [,cc,e] ,c |\
   [,,deec/] ,c c ,,,,,c [a,,,a//] ,d ,c ,a [,cd,a/] ,c|[,a,,c] ,,d [,,ca] ,,a [,,c,e] ,,,e ,,,d1 |
[V:F]c2 A2 B2 ^G2 | A c>B A ^G2 c2 | B A  A3 ^G1/2 F1/2 ^G2 | A8 ::
w:night's black bird her sad in-fa-my sings. there let me live for- * * lorn.
w:in des-pair their last for-tunes de-plore. Light doth but shame dis- * * close.
[V:L] [,,a,,c/] ,c3/4 ,a// [,cde] ,e [a,cc/] ,a [,cc,e1] | [,,aa/] ,c ,a1 [,cc,e] [,cd,a/] a |\
 [,df,c] ,,d [,aca/] ,,a [,,c,e/] ,c1 ,a/|[,,eeec3/4] ,d// ,c ,,f ,,e ,,c [,ce,,c/] ,,,e ,,,,,c1:|
[V:F]c3 B A G c3 B/ A/ B2 | c2 G2 z A2 ^G | A F E2 | 
w:Nev-er may my woes - be - re-liev-ed. since pi-ty is fled
w:From the high-est spire-- of - con-tent-ment. My for-tune is thrown
[V:L][acd,a2] [,cdca1] [a,dce] | [,,a,c/] ,d ,a ,,,a [,c,,a/] ,,d3/4 ,,c// [,,,ce/] |\
  [,,a,a] [,,d,,c] [,,c,e] ,c [,,d,,c] [,,a,c] c [,c,,b] |
[V:F]z D F2 z F A2 | z A c2 z G B > c | d2 z D F > G A2 | 
w:and tears, and sighs, and groans my wea-ry days, my wea-ry days
w:And fear, and grief, and pain for my de-serts, for my de-serts
[V:L] [,da,c] ,,,a ,,a [,d,,,,a] [c,,,,,d] ,,a ,,d [cd,,,,d] |[fc,,,c] ,,d ,,,e// ,,c [,,d,,c] ,,f \
  [,cdca3/4] ,d// a/ ,,,,,a | ,,,,,e ,a// ,,,,a [,da,c3/4] a// c/ ,,,,,,a ,,,,,,d/ ,d// ,,,,,,a |
[V:F] z c2 B "(2)"c > B A/ G/ A | ^G8 :: ^G3 A B2 c2 | B A A4 ^G2 | 
w:Of all joys have de - priv-ed. Hark you sha-dows that in dark-ness
w:Are my hopes since hope -  is gone.
[V:L] ,,,,,c/ ,c// ,a ,c/ ,,,,,b [,,d,,c//] ,a ,c/ [,,a,,,d] ,a | [,ccdeec3/4] ,c// ,,f ,,d ,,c ,,,e\
 [,ccdeec/] ,,,,e ,,,,,,c1 :: [,cc,e2] [,ccde3/2] ,,a/ | [,ccde1] ,,d/ ,,f [,cc,e3/2] ,a/ |
[V:F]A3 c B c A2 ^G4 | z4 z2 e3 B d3 
w:dwell. Learn to con-temn light. Hap-py, hap-
[V:L][,,deec3/4] ,,f// ,c/ ,,,e// ,e [aa,c/] [,c,ce] [,,,ef] ,a | [,cc,e3/2] ,,c/ [,,d,e1] [a,c/]\
  ,,,,,e | ,,,,a [,,de] [,ca1] [,a,,,e] [,,,d/] ,c |
[V:F]A c2 | B2 "(1)"A2 ^G2 c2 B A A3 ^G/ F/ G2 | A8 :|
w:-py they that in Hell Feel not the world's _ _ de-spite.
[V:L] [,da,,c1] ,c/ ,,,,,c  ,,,,,a ,,c [,,d,,,d] ,a |[,ccdeec1][,,dca/] a [,df,c] ,,d [,aca] ,,a |\
 [M:6/4][,cc,e1],,,,,,c/,a [,,eeec/] > ,d ,c ,,f ,,e ,,c [,ce,,c/] ,,,e ,,,,,c1 :|
%%begintext
%%      1
%%Flow my tears fall from your springs,
%%Exil'd forever: let me mourn
%%Where night's black bird her sad infamy sings,
%%There let me live forlorn
%%
%%      2
%%Down vain lights shine you no more,
%%No nights are dark enough for those
%%That in despair their last fortunes deplore
%%Light doth but shame disclose
%%
%%      3
%%Never may my woes be relieved
%%Since pity is fled
%%And tears, and sighs, and groans my weary days
%%Of all joys have deprived
%%
%%      4
%%From the highes spire of contentment,
%%My fortune is thrown
%%And fear, and grief, and pain for my deserts,
%%Are my hopes since hope is gone
%%
%%      5
%%Hark you shadows that in darkness dwell,
%%Learn to contemn light,
%%Happy, happy they that in Hell,
%%Fell not the world's despite
%%endtext