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X:1
T:X. O sweet woods the delight of solitarinesse
T:Cantus
C: John Dowland
Z: Transcribed by Laura Conrad http://www.laymusic.org
H: From The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres of 2. 4. and 5. parts: 
H: with Tableture for the Lute or Orpherian, with the Violl de Gamba.
L:1/4
M:C
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI ratio 3 1
K:D min
z f2 e d2 ^c > c | d A B G A > A A2 |
z c2 G B B/ B/ A d | ^c d e > e "(5)"d8 ||
N:(5) Original has a fermata, which does not appear in the other parts.
w:O how much doe I love your so- li- ta- ri- nesse.
z d c B A2 z c (B/ A/) A2 G A4 | 
z c d B A > B c c | B A G > G F4 | 
w:In these sad groves _ _ an Her- mits life I led, 
w:Doth bid mee now  _ _ my hart from love es- trange,
w:And seeke that which _ _ you ne- ver shall ob- taine,
w:Nimphes at whose sight _ _ all harts did yeeld to Love,
z d A B c3 c | d e f > g e4 |
w:And those false plea- sures which I once ad- mir'd,
w:Love is dis- dained when it doth looke at Kings,
w:The end- lesse worke of Si- si- phus you pro- cure,
w:You woods in whom deere lo- vers oft have talked,
z2 d2 e2 d c2 B A > A | c f e > e d4 
w:With sad re- mem- brance of my fall, my fall I dread,
w:And love loe placed base and apt to change:
w:Whose end is this to know you strive in vaine,
w:How doe you now a place of mourn- ing prove,
 z2 z A |: c2 z c | c2 z c B > A A4 G2 A4 |
w:To birds, to trees, to earth, im- part I this,
w:Ther power doth take from him his li- ber- ty,
w:Hope and de- sire which now your I- dols bee,
w:Wan- sted my Mis- tres faith this is the doome,
z2 A2 A2 d2 c2 B2 A2 d2 d2 ^c2 |1 d4 z2 z A :|2 Hd4  |]
w:For shee lesse se- cret, and as sence- lesse is.
w:Hir want of worth make him in cra- dell die.
w:You needs must loose and feele dis- paire with mee.
w:Thou art loves Child- bed, Nur- ser- y, and Tombe.

X:2
T:X. O sweet woods the delight of solitarinesse
T:
C: John Dowland
Z: Transcribed by Laura Conrad http://www.laymusic.org
H: From The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres of 2. 4. and 5. parts: 
H: with Tableture for the Lute or Orpherian, with the Violl de Gamba.
L:1/4
M:C
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI ratio 3 1
N:Original clef, C on second line
K:D min
F A2 c F > G A2 A > A G/ F/ E/ D/ E > E ^F2
w:1-4.~O Sweet woods, the de- light of so- li- ta- ri- nesse, 
z A E2 G G/ G/ F > G A A A > G ^F8 ||
w:O how much doe I love your so- li- ta- ri- nesse.
"(1)"A2 A G F3 A D/ E/ F > E D ^C4 
N:The original has a Meter change to C| here only in this part.
w:1.~From fames de- sire, from loves de- light re- * tir'd, 
w:2.~Ex- per- ience which re- pen- tance one- ly * brings,
w:3.~You men that give false wor- ship un- to * Love,
w:4.~You woods in you the fair- est Nimphs have * walked,
E A D G C A2 G > F F2 E F D C2
w:In these sad * groves an Her- mits life I led, I led, 
w:Doth bid mee * now my hart from love es- trange, es- trange,
w:And seeke that * which you ne- ver shall ob- taine, ob- taine,
w:Nimphes at whose * sight all harts did yeeld to Love, to Love,
D F > D G/ F/ E A > A G F E > D A A4
w:And those, And those _ false plea- sures which I once ad- * mir'd,
w:Love is, Love is dis- dained _ when it  doth looke at * Kings,
w:The end- The end-  lesse worke of Si- si- phus you pro- * cure,
w:You woods, You woods _ in whom deere lo- vers oft have * talked,
z2 z A2 G > D F2 B, C > D C/ A,/ A B A/ G/ ^F4
w:With sad re- mem- brance of my fall, _ my fall, I dread,
w:And love loe placed base and apt, _ and apt to change:
w:Whose end is this to know you strive, _ you strive in vaine,
w:How doe you now a place of mourn- of mourn- ing prove,
 z F A2 |: z F E2 z E E > E D E F3 E D2 ^C4 
w:To birds, to trees, to earth, to earth, im- part I _ this,
w:Ther power doth take from him, from him his li- ber- * ty,
w:Hope and de- sire which now, which now your I- dols * bee,
w:Wan- sted my Mis- tres faith, tres faith this is the * doome,
D E F E/ D/ E A2 G > F F2 E F A2 G A3 G |1 ^F4 z =F A2 :|2 H^F4  |]
w:For * * * * * shee lesse * se- cret, * and as sence- lesse is.
w:Hir * * * * * want of  * worth make * him in cra- dell die.
w:You * * * * * needs must * loose and * feele dis- paire with mee.
w:Thou * * * * * art loves * Child- bed, * Nur- ser- y, and Tombe.

X:3
T:X. O sweet woods the delight of solitarinesse
T:Tenor
C: John Dowland
Z: Transcribed by Laura Conrad http://www.laymusic.org
H: From The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres of 2. 4. and 5. parts: 
H: with Tableture for the Lute or Orpherian, with the Violl de Gamba.
L:1/4
M:C
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI ratio 3 1
%%MIDI transpose -12
N:Original clef, C on fourth line
K:D min -8va
d3 A B2 A > A ^F > F G B A > A D2
w:1-4.~O Sweet woods, the de- light of so- li- ta- ri- nesse, 
A E2 G G/ G/ D2 F E D/ d d/ ^c d8 ||
w:O how much doe I love your so- li- ta- ri- nesse.
f2 f dd2 z E/F/ GC D > D E4
w:1.~From fames de- sire, from loves de- light re- tir'd, 
w:2.~Ex- per- ience which re- pen- tance one- ly brings,
w:3.~You men that give false wor- ship un- to Love,
w:4.~You woods in you the fair- est Nimphs have walked,
c f2 e f3 e d c c > B A B > A F F2
w:In these sad groves an Her- mits life I led, I _ _ led, 
w:Doth bid mee now my hart from love es- trange, es- * * trange,
w:And seeke that shich ou ne- ver shall ob- taine, ob- * * taine,
w:Nimphes at whose sight all harts did yeeld to Love, to * * Love,
z G/ d/ c > B A A A c A > d ^c4 
w:And those false plea- sures which I once ad- mir'd,
w:Love is dis- dained when it doth looke at Kings,
w:The end- lesse worke of Si- si- phus you pro- cure,
w:You woods in whom deere lo- vers oft have talked,
f4 e > f g c d e f2 e d2 ^c d4
w:With sad re- mem- brance of my fall, my fall, I dread,
w:And love loe placed base and apt, and apt to change:
w:Whose end is this to know you strive, you strive in vaine,
w:How doe you now a place of mourn-  of mourn- ing prove,
z A c2 |: z A G2 z G G G G2 C2 D3 D E4 
w:To birds, to trees, to earth, to earth, im- part I this,
w:Ther power doth take from him, from him his li- ber- ty,
w:Hope and de- sire which now, which now your I- dols bee,
w:Wan- sted my Mis- tres faith, tres faith this is the doome,
F G A B c2 G A B2 E A D G2 F/ E/ F2 A2 |1 A4 z A c2 :|2 HA4 :|
w:For shee lesse se- cret, and as sence- lesse is.
w:Hir want of worth make him in cra- dell die.
w:You needs must loose and feele dis- paire with mee.
w:Thou art loves Child- bed, Nur- ser- y, and Tombe.

X:4
T:X. O sweet woods the delight of solitarinesse
T:Basso.
C: John Dowland
Z: Transcribed by Laura Conrad http://www.laymusic.org
H: From The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres of 2. 4. and 5. parts: 
H: with Tableture for the Lute or Orpherian, with the Violl de Gamba.
L:1/4
M:C
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI ratio 3 1
%%MIDI transpose -24
K:D min bass
z8 z4 z2 z d A2 c c/ c/ G G d d A3 A d8 ||
w:1-4.~O how much doe I love your so- li- ta- ri- nesse.
d > e f g d3  A G F B > B A4
w:1.~From fames de- sire, from loves de- light re- tir'd, 
w:2.~Ex- per- ience which re- pen- tance one- ly brings,
w:3.~You men that give false wor- ship un- to Love,
w:4.~You woods in you the fair- est Nimphs have walked,
"(2)"a b g f3 c d2 f c > c F B2 A 
N:(2) facsimile looks like a half note but may be a misprinting rather than an error.
w:In these sad groves an Her- mits life I led, I led, 
w:Doth bid mee now my hart from love es- trange, es- trange,
w:And seeke that which you ne- ver shall ob- taine, ob- taine,
w:Nimphes at whose sight all harts did yeeld to Love, to Love,
B3/4 c// d/ e/ f e/ d/ a > g f e d ^c d > d a4
w:And those false plea- sures which I once ad- mir'd,
w:Love is dis- dained when it doth looke at Kings,
w:The end- lesse worke of Si- si- phus you pro- cure,
w:You woods in whom deere lo- vers oft have talked,
d'4 c'2 b a g/ f/ g f e/ d/ a f g a d3
N:(4)Facsimile looks like a dotted half; may also be a misprinting
w:With sad re- mem- brance of my fall, my fall, I dread,
w:And love loe placed base and apt, and apt to change:
w:Whose end is this to know you strive, you strive in vaine,
w:How doe you now a place of mourn- of mourn- ing prove,
d f4 |: z f c2 z c c c G2 A2 B3 B A4
w:To birds, to trees, to earth, to earth, im- part I this,
w:Ther power doth take from him, from him his li- ber- ty,
w:Hope and de- sire which now, which now your I- dols bee,
w:Wan- sted my Mis- tres faith, tres faith this is the doome,
d4 c2 B2 A2 G2 F2 B2 A3 A |1 d3 d f4  :|2 Hd4 |]
w:For shee lesse se- cret, and as sence- lesse is.
w:Hir want of worth make him in cra- dell die.
w:You needs must loose and feele dis- paire with mee.
w:Thou art loves Child- bed, Nur- ser- y, and Tombe.