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T:IX. What if I never speede,
C: John Dowland
S: Laura Conrad <lconrad@laymusic.org> abcusers 2002-1-8
O: From The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires.
O: Newly composed to sing to the Lute, Orpharion, or viols,
O: and a dialogue for a base and meane Lute with five voices to sing thereto.
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V:1 name="Cantus"
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w:1.~What if I ne- ver speede,
w:   or shall I change my love,
w:2.~Oft have I dreamed of joy,
w:  Oft have I left my hope,
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w:Shall I straight yeeld to dis- paire,
w:for I find power to de- part,
w:yet I ne- ver felt the sweete,
w:as a wrethc by fate for- lorne.
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w:And still on so- row feede
w:and in my rea- son prove
w:But tir- ed with an- noy
w:But Love aimes at one scope,
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w:That _ can no losse re- paire.
w:I _ can com- mand my hart.
w:my _ griefs each oth- er greete.
w:And _ loft wil stil re- turne:
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w:1.~But if she will pit- tie my  de- sire,
w:2.~He that once loves with a true de- sire
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w:And my love re- quite,
w:ne- ver can de- part,
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w:then e- ver shall shee live my deare de- light.
w:for Cu- pid is the king of e- very hart.
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w:Come, come, come, while I have a heart to de- sire thee.
z c z A z | B z G A/ B/ c/ d/ e d/ c/ B2 A4 :|
w:Come, come, come, for ei- ther I will love or ad- mire thee.
V:2 name="Altus"
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w:1.~What if I ne- ver speede,
w:   or shall I change my love,
w:2.~Oft have I dreamed of joy,
w:  Oft have I left my hope,
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w:Shall I straight yeeld to dis- paire,
w:for I find power to de- part,
w:yet I ne- ver felt the sweete,
w:as a wretch by fate for- lorne.
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w:And still on so- row feede
w:and in my rea- son prove
w:But tir- ed with an- noy
w:But Love aimes at one scope,
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w:That _ can no losse _ re- paire.
w:I _ can com- mand _ my hart.
w:my _ griefs each oth- * er greete.
w:And _ loft wil stil _ re- turne:
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w:1.~But if she will  pit- tie, pit- tie, pit- tie my  de- sire,
w:2.~He that once loves with a true. a true, a true de- sire
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w:And my love re- quite,
w:ne- ver can de- part,
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w:then e- ver shall shee live my deare de- light.
w:for Cu- pid is the king of e- very hart.
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z A z ^F z G z E/ D/ C/ B,/ A,2A > A ^G A
w:Come, come, come,  while I have a heart to de- sire thee.
z ^F z G z E z E/ D/ C/ B,/ A, A > A ^G A4 :|
w:Come, come, for ei- ther I will love or ad- mire thee.
V:3 name="Tenor"
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w:1.~What if I ne- ver speede,
w:or shall I change my love,
w:2.~Oft have I dreamed of joy,
w:Oft have I left my hope,
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w:Shall I straight yeeld to dis- paire,
w:for I find power to de- part,
w:yet I ne- ver felt the sweete,
w:as a wrethe by fate for- lorne.
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w:And still on so- row feede
w:and in my rea- son prove
w:But tir- ed with an- noy
w:But Love aimes at one scope,
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w:That _ can no losse re- paire.
w:I _ can com- mand my hart.
w:my _ griefs each oth- er greete.
w:And _ loft wil stil re- turne:
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w:1.~But if she will pit- tie my  de- sire,
w:2.~He that once loves with a true de- sire
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w:And my love, my love, re- quite,
w:ne- ver can, ver can, de- part,
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w:then e- ver shall shee live my deare de- light.
w:for Cu- pid is the king of e- very hart.
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w:Come, come, come, while I have a heart to de- sire _ thee.
z D "(1)"z D z C z C/2 D/2 E/2 D/2 C B,/2 A,/2 E2 ^C4 :|
w:Come, come,  for ei- ther I will love or ad- mire thee.
V:4 name="Bassus"
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w:1.~What if I ne- ver speede,
w:   or shall I change my love,
w:2.~Oft have I dreamed of joy,
w:  Oft have I left my hope,
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w:Shall I straight yeeld to dis- paire,
w:for I find power to de- part,
w:yet I ne- ver felt the sweete,
w:as a wrethc by fate for- lorne.
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w:And _ still on so- row feede
w:and _ in my rea- son prove
w:But _ tir- ed with an- noy
w:But _ Love aimes at one scope,
G/ A/ e f e e A4 :|
w:That _ can no losse re- paire.
w:I _ can com- mand my hart.
w:my _ griefs each oth- er greete.
w:And _ loft wil stil re- turne:
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w:1.~But if she will pit- tie my  de- sire,
w:2.~He that once loves with a true de- sire
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w:And my love _ re- quite,
w:ne- ver can _ de- part,
z d g/ g/ g z c f/ f/f z d e2
w:then e- ver shall shee live my deare de- light.
w:for Cu- pid is the king of e- very hart.
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z A z d z G z c/ c/ A > B c d/ d/ e2 A
w:Come, come, come,  while I have a heart to de- sire thee.
z d z G z c z A/ A/ A/ B/ c d/ d/ e2 A4 :|
w:Come,  come, for ei- ther I will love or ad- mire thee.