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John Dowland - Now O Now I Needs Must Part

from Australian Monody by The Marais Project

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Now O Now I Needs Must Part is one of lutenist and composer John Dowland’s most famous songs. It was published in his First Booke of Songes or Ayres of foure partes with Tableture for the Lute (1597). In this version Russell and Susie sing alternate verses before joining together on the upper two voices of Dowland’s four-part setting. Tommie formulated his lute solo by sourcing Dowland’s solo lute versions of the Frog Galliard, which is the instrumental counterpart to this song. (Philip Pogson)

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Now O Now I Needs Must Part

Now, O now, I needs must part,
Parting though I absent mourne.
Absence can no joye impart,
Joye once fled cannot returne.
While I live I needs must love;
Love lives not when hope is gone.
Now at last despayre doth prove
Love divided loveth none.
Sad despaire doth drive me hence;
This despaire unkindness sends.
If that parting be offence,
It is she that then offendes.

Deare, when I am from thee am gone,
Gone are all my joyes at once.
I loved thee and thee alone,
In whose love I joyed once.
And although your sight I leave,
Sight wherein my joyes doo lye,
Till that death do sense bereave
Never shall affection dye.
Sad despaire doth drive me hence;
This despaire unkindness sends.
If that parting be offence,
It is she that then offendes.

Deare, if I doe not returne,
Love and I shall die together;
For my absence never mourne,
Whom you might have joyed ever.
Part we must, though now I dye,
Die I do to part with you.
Him despayre doth cause to lie,
Who both lived and dieth true.
Sad despaire doth drive me hence;
This despaire unkindness sends.
If that parting be offence,
It is she that then offendes.

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from Australian Monody, released May 22, 2022
Russell Harcourt, countertenor; Susie Bishop, soprano/violin; Jennifer Eriksson & Catherine Upex, viola da gamba; Tommie Andersson, 9-course lute by Lars Jönsson, Tullinge, Sweden 2012 after Magno Tieffenbrucker, Venice c.1610.

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The Marais Project Sydney, Australia

Founded by Jennifer Eriksson in 2000 The Marais Project has a focus on the music written for the viola da gamba - both old and new. The ensemble has released 9 commercial CDs and present Australia's longest running viola da gamba recital series. In 2019 they celebrated their 20th anniversary. ... more

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