In darkness let me dwell

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TA Musicall Banquet
by John Dowland's son Robert Dowland
Cover of A Musicall Banquet
Cover of A Musicall Banquet[1]
Published1610 (1610)
PublisherLondon: George Eastland, printed by Thomas Este, the assigne of Thomas Morley

"In darkness let me dwell" (Original: "In darknesse let mee dwell") is a song by John Dowland and appears in the collection of songs compiled by his son Robert Dowland, called A Musicall Banquet, first published in 1610.[2]

"In darkness let me dwell" appears on the following album:

Year Album With
2021 À sa guitare (Album) Thibaut Garcia

Libretto

In darkness let me dwell

from  A Musicall Banquet
John Dowland (music),  Anonymous (words)


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United Kingdom

In darkness let me dwell, the ground shall sorrow be,
The roof despair to bar all cheerful light from me,
The walls of marble black that moistened still shall weep,
My music hellish jarring sounds to banish friendly sleep:
Thus wedded to my woes, and bedded to my tomb
O, let me living die, till death do come

My dainties grief shall be, and tears my poisoned wine,
My sighs the air through which my panting heart shall pine,
My robes my mind shall suit exceeding blackest night,
My study shall be tragic thoughts sad fancy to delight,
Pale ghosts and frightful shades shall my acquaintance be:
O thus, my hapless joy, I haste to thee.

United Kingdom
Original

In darknesse let mee dwell, The ground shall sorrow be,
The roof Dispaire to barre all cheerfull light from mee,
The wals of marble blacke that moistned still shall weepe,
My musicke hellish iarring sounds to banish friendly sleepe.
Thus wedded to my woes, And bedded to my Tombe,
O Let me liuing die, Till death doe come,
In darknesse let mee dwell.

*) "loue" → "love"; "enuite" → "invite. Often, "v" and "u" are used interchangeably.

Manuscripts and sheet music

Incipit of Come again
Incipit of "Come again" [1]

Dowland, John (1597). "The Firste Booke of Songes". IMSLP. Peter Short, London. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dowland, John (1597). "The Firste Booke of Songes". IMSLP. Peter Short, London. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ "First Booke of Ayres". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
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