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Flow my tears fall from your springs
Staff Notation • Secular, Lute songs
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Flow my tears fall from your springs by John Dowland — Lyrics
Flow, my tears, fall from your springs!
Exiled for ever, let me mourn;
Where night's black bird her sad infamy sings,
There let me live forlorn.
Down vain lights, shine you no more!
No nights are dark enough for those
That in despair their lost fortunes deplore.
Light doth but shame disclose.
Never may my woes be relieved,
Since pity is fled;
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About Flow my tears fall from your springs
John Dowland's Flow my tears expresses profound sorrow and despair. The text paints a scene of exile and mourning, where the singer longs for darkness to hide his misfortune. He laments the loss of all joy, feeling that his hopes are dashed and his fortune has been thrown from the highest spire. The lyrics convey a sense of utter desolation, wishing for relief only in the oblivion of hell, where the world'sDespite can no longer be felt. This piece, for two voices, captures the poignant melancholy typical of the lute song tradition, allowing the text's powerful emotions to resonate through its intimate setting.
