The Second Booke of Songes or Ayres

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The Second Booke of Songes or Ayres is a book of lute songs composed by Renaissance composer John Dowland. It was originally published in the year 1600 with the titleThe Second Booke of Songes or Ayres, of 2.4. and5. parts: With Tableture for the Lute or Orpherian, with the Violl de Gamba.[1]


[edit] Song Titles

  1. I saw my Lady weepe
  2. Flow my tears
  3. Sorrow Stay
  4. Die not before the day
  5. Mourn, day is with darkness fled
  6. Time's eldest son, Old Age
  7. Then sit thee down
  8. When others sing Venite
  9. Praise blindness eyes
  10. O sweet woods
  11. If floods of tears
  12. Fine knacks for ladies
  13. Now cease my wand'ring eyes
  14. Come ye heavy states of night
  15. White as lilies was her face
  16. Woeful heart
  17. A Shepherd in a shade
  18. Faction that ever dwells
  19. Shall I sue
  20. Toss not my soul
  21. Clear or cloudy
  22. Humour say what mak'st thou here (a Dialogue)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nadal
  • Nadal, David (1997). Lute Songs of John Dowland: The Original First and Second Books/ Transcribed for Voice and Guitar. Dover Publications Inc. ISBN 0-486-29935-X.
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