Alas!

What a wretched life John Wilbye

(1574-1638)

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A - las! What a wretch - ed life is this!

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Alto I

A - las! What a wretch-ed life is this! Nay!

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Alto II

A - las! What a wretch - ed life is this! Nay!

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A - las! What a wretch - ed life is this! Nay!


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Bass
A - las! What a wretch - ed life is this! Nay!

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Nay! what a death! where the ty - rant Love com - mand -

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A what a death! where the

ty -

rant Love com-mand-

what a death! where the

ty-rant Love com - mand - eth, com - mand -

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what a death! where the ty-rant Love com- mand- eth, com-mand-

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what a death! where the ty - rant Love com - mand -

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My flow'r-ing days are

eth!

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A eth! My flow'r-ing days are in their prime de - clin- ing, my flow'r-ing days are
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my flow'r-ing days are

eth! My flow'r-ing days are in their prime de - clin- ing,

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eth! My flow'r-ing days are in their prime de - clin- ing, my flow'r-ing days are

B

eth! My flow'r-ing days are
1 Alas! What a wretched life - Wilbye


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in their prime de - clin- ing. All my proud hope quite



A in their prime de - clin-ing. All my proud hope quite fall'n, quite

in their prime de - clin - ing. All my proud hope quite fall'n, and

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in their prime de - clin-

ing. All my

B
in their prime de - clin- ing. All my proud hope

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fall'n, and life un - twin- ing, My joys each af - ter oth -



A fall'n, and life un- twin- ing, My joys each af - ter oth -


life un - twin- ing, My joys each af - ter oth -

T
proud hope quite fall'n, and life un - twin- ing, My joys each af - ter

B
quite fall'n, and life un - twin- ing, My joys each af - ter oth -

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er, my joys each af - ter oth - er in haste are fly ing, And leave




A er, my joys each af - ter oth - er in haste are fly - ing, And leave me






er, my joys each af - ter oth - er in haste are fly - ing, And leave me
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T

oth-er, ing, And

my

joys each af-ter oth-er in haste are

fly-

leave

B

er, my joys each af - ter oth - er in haste are fly ing, And leave me
2 Alas! What a wretched life - Wilbye
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me dy- ing, For her that scorns my cry - ing; Oh she from hence de -

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cry - ing; Oh
A dy - ing, For her that scorns my

she from hence de -

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ing; Oh

dy - ing, For her that scorns my cry- she from hence de -

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ing; Oh
me dy- ing, For her that scorns my cry - she from hence de -



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B

dy - ing, For her that scorns my cry - ing; Oh she from hence de -

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parts! Oh she from hence de - parts, my

love re - frain - ing, For

dim.

A parts! Oh she from hence de - parts, my love re - frain - ing, For

dim.

Oh she from hence de - parts, my


parts! love re- frain- ing, For


dim.
T
parts! Oh she from hence de - parts, my love re - frain - ing, For whom,


dim.

parts! Oh she from hence de - parts, my love re - frain - ing, For whom,

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whom, all heart- less a - las! I die com - plain - ing.

A whom, all heart- less a - las! I die com- plain - ing.

whom, all heart - less a - las! I die com - plain- ing.

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all heart- less a - las! I die com - plain- ing.

B
all heart- less a - las! I die com - plain- ing.
3 Alas! What a wretched life - Wilbye