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VIII. Burst forth my tears
Altus.
John Dowland (From The First Booke of songs or Ayres of foure parts, with Tableture for the Lute)
1. Burst,
burst,
forth
my
tears,
as
sist
my
2. Sad,
sad,
pin
ing
care,
that
ne
ver
3. Like,
like
to
the
winds
my
sighs
have
for
ward
griefe,
And
shew
what
pain,
and
shew
what
may
have
peace,
At
beau
ties
gate,
at
beau
ties
wing
ed
beene;
Yet
are
my
sighes,
yet
are
my
pain,
im
per
i
ous
love
pro
vokes,
im
per
i
ous
love
gate,
in
hope
of
pi
tie
knocks;
in
hope
of
pi
tie
sighes,
and
sutes
re
paid
with
mocks:
and
sutes
re
paid
pro
vokes.
Kinde
ten
der
lambes,
la
ment,
la
knocks;
But
mer
cy
sleepes
while
deep,
while
with
mocks:
I
pleade,
yet
she,
yet
she
re
ment
loves
scant
re
And
pine,
since
pen
sive
care
deep
dis
daine
in
And
beau
tie
hope
in
her
pi
neth
at
my
O
ruth
lesse
ri
gour
har
my
free
dome
yokes.
my
free
dome
yokes.
faire
bo
some
yokes.
faire
bo
some
yokes.
der
then
the
rocks,
har
der
then
the
rocks,
O
pine,
to
see
me
pine,
O
pine,
to
see
O
grieve
to
heare
my
griefe,
O
grieve
to
heare
That
both
the
she
pheard
kills,
That
both
the
she
me
pine,
to
see
me
pine,
my
ten
der
flockes.
my
griefe,
to
heare
my
griefe,
my
ten
der
flockes.
pheard
kills,
the
she
pheard
kills,
and
his
poore
flocks.
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