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Sleepe slumbringe eyes, by Thomas Morley (c​.​1557 – 1602)

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"Sleepe slumbringe eyes" by Thomas Morley (c. 1557 – 1602) is from his First Book of Ayres, published in 1600. The original song is missing from the only surviving but sadly incomplete copy of the book, but it was fortunately hand-copied into Christ Church, Oxford manuscript 439 with only a cantus part and bass line. Our version is reconstructed as a lute song by Ron Andrico.

We've written much more about this lovely song on our blog, Unquiet Thoughts:
mignarda.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/saturday-morning-quotes-2-51-dowland-and-morley/

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Sleepe slumbringe eyes, give rest vnto my cares,
my cares, the Infants of my troubled braine,
my cares surprisde, surprisde with Black dispaire
doth the assertion of my hopes restraine.
Sleepe then my eyes ô sleep & take your Reste
To banishe sorrow from a free borne Breste.

My freborn brest born Free to sorrowes Smarte
brought in subiection by my wandringe Eye
Whose traytrus sighte conceivd that to my harte,
For which I waile, I sob, I sighe, I Dye.
Sleepe then my eyes, disturbed of quiet reste,
To banishe sorrow From my captive breste.

My captive brest, stounge by these glistringe starres:
these glistringe starres: the bewty of the skye:
that bright blacke skye which doth the soon beames baine:
From Her sweete comforte on my harts sad eye:
Wake then my eyes trewe partners of vnreste:
For Sorrow still must harboure in my breste.

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from On behalf of the muses, released February 18, 2019

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Mignarda Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Mignarda specializes in thoughtful programming illuminating the vibrant mingling of renaissance music & poetry. Noted for awakening modern audiences to an appreciation for historical music, their work encompasses concertizing, teaching & recording, with 17 critically-acclaimed CDs, a series of 16 music editions, scholarly articles, reviews and the internationally-popular blog, Unquiet Thoughts. ... more

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