A musicall dreame. Or The fourth booke of ayres the first part is for the lute, two voyces, and the viole de gambo; the second part is for the lute, the viole and foure voices to sing: the third part is for one voyce alone, or to the lute, the basse viole, or to both if you please, vvhereof, two are Italian ayres. Composed by Robert Iones.

XII. (Book 12)

ROBERT IONES

CANTVS.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 SHe hath an eye ah me, ah me shee .ii. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉 an eye to see .ii. ah me that shee hath too which makes me sigh as 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉 louers doe, hey hoe hey hoe hey hoe .ii. .ii. ah me 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉 that an eye .ii. .ii. should make her liue and mee to die, wise mens eyes are 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉 in their mind but louers eyes are euer blind. 〈♫〉〈♫〉

2

She hath a lippe, ah, ah alas, Two lippes which doe themselues surpasse, Alasse two lips for kisses, Of earthly loue the heauenly blisses, hey hoe, hey hoe Alasse, oh woe that a heauen, Should make vs ods that make all euen, Ladies kisses are a charme, That kill vs ere they doe vs harme.

3

She hath a heart ah me, ah me, A heart she hath which none can see, Ah me that I haue none, Which makes me sigh, yea sighing grone, hey hoe, hey hoe Hey hoe aye me that I part, And liue, yet leaue wich her my heart. Hartlesse men may liue by loue. This she doth know, and this I proue.

TENOR.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 SHe hath an eye .ii. nye me, aye me, she hath an eye .ii. an eye to see .ii. aye me, that she hath two 〈♫〉〈♫〉 .ii. which makes me sigh as louers doe .ii. as louers doe, with hey hoe .ii. with hey 〈♫〉〈♫〉 hoe alasse, that an eye should make her liue, and me to die, should .ii. to die, for wise mens eyes are in the mind, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 but louers eyes are euer blind.

BASSVS.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 SHe hath an eye .ii. ah me, .ii. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 she hath an eye, an eye to see, shee .ii. ah mee, that 〈♫〉〈♫〉 she hath too, which makes me sigh as louers doe, to sigh as 〈♫〉〈♫〉 louers doe, with hey hoe, with hey hoe hey hoe, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 .ii. hey ho, O that an eye should make her liue and 〈♫〉〈♫〉 me to die, Ladies kisses are a charme, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 .ii. that kill vs ere they doe vs harme.

ALTVS.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 SHe hath an eye, hath an eye, ah me, ah me she .ii. to see an eye, to see ah me, that she 〈♫〉〈♫〉 hath too, which makes me sigh as louers doe, as .ii. .ii. hey hoe, hey hoe, hey hoe, aye me, aye me, that an eye 〈♫〉〈♫〉 that an eye .ii. .ii. should make her liue and me to die, .ii. Ladies kisses are a charme .ii. that kill 〈♫〉〈♫〉 vs ere they doe vs harme.