II. Sweet stay a while,

X:2
T:II. Sweet stay a while,
T:ALTUS.
C: John Dowland
H: From A Pilgrimes Solace.
H: Wherein is contained Musicall 
H: Harmonie of 3. 4. and 5. parts,
H: To be sung and plaid with the Lute and Viols.
H: First published in 1612
L:1/4
M:3/2
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%%MIDI ratio 3 1
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N:Original clef, C on third line
K:A min
E6 F4 D2 E6 G2 F2 E2
w: Sweet stay a while, why will you 
w: Deare let me dye in this faire 
M:C
L:1/4
E2
w: rise?
w: breast,
z ^G A > A G G F F E2
w: The light you see comes from your eyes:
w: Farre sweet- er than the Phoe- nix nest.
E3 F2 E2 D/ C/ B,G A G/ F/ E4
w: The day breakes, breakes * not, it is my * heart, 
w: Love raise, raise de- * sire by his sweete * charmes
z z/ C/ F > E E > E D B, ^C4
w: To thinke that you and I must part.
w: With- in this cir- cle of thine armes:
|:D > C B, A, ^G,2 A,3 ^G,/ ^F,/ G,2 A, E A E/ F/ G E2 ^D z B, C A, ^G,
w: O * *  stay, * O * * * stay,  or else my * joyes must dye, my joyes must dye,
w: And * * let * thy * * blisse- * full kiss-  es * che- * rish,  kiss- es che- rish,
E > D C B,/ A,/ "(1)"E E2 E3 E HE4 :|
N:(1) Original has a half note.
w: And pe- * rish in * their in- fan- cie.
w: Mine in- * fant joyes, * that else must perish.

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