Now o now I needs must part - John Dowland / Ensemble Phoenix Munich with Emma Kirkby 

Emma Kirkby-the woman who made all of us fall in love with the English Renaissance!

The lute player has a marvelous voice!

Emma, listening to your voice is always the making of a dream. As you know, we know each other for many many years, but you and your tunes are constantly the perfection. Luca the painter

No computers. No electric, just 50 million tons of talent.

Dear Dame Emma Kirkby, what a beautiful and pure voice, still one of the best of early music!!

Now, O now, I needs must part, Parting though I absent mourn. Absence can no joy impart: Joy once fled cannot return. While I live I needs must love, Love lives not when Hope is gone. Now at last Despair doth prove, Love divided loveth none. Sad despair doth drive me hence, This despair unkindness sends. If that parting be offence, It is she which then offends. Dear, when I am from thee gone, Gone are all my joys at once. I loved thee and thee alone, In whose love I joyed once. And although your sight I leave, Sight wherein my joys do lie, Till that death do sense bereave, Never shall affection die. Dear, if I do not return Love and I shall die together, For my absence never mourn, Whom you might have joyèd ever. Part we must, though now I die. Die I do to part with you. Him despair doth cause to lie, Who both lived and died true.

Very nice indeed! So glad MS. Kirkby ornamented the repeated Stanzas.

Very beautiful.

never get sick of this version. Love it!

beautiful

❤❤❤

Dame Emma Kirkby is always amazing, and this is no exception!

Kickass!!

Wonderful!

Nothing like a pure soprano voice and a TRUE male voice. Nothing like those who sing with a Mickey Mouse voice.

Who gave a thumbs down???

i hear a new quality of baroque music

Amazing overall performance Joel. And with many renditions out there always having a slow tempo, a fast one helps distinguish the tune and gives it more life in my opinion.

I like to sing the alto part and pretend I'm in a trio with these vocalists :3

Wish there were cc for the lyrics. Can't really understand them very well, despite being a naive English speaker.

Now, o now, I needs must part Parting though I absent mourn Absence can no joy impart Joy once fled cannot return While I live I needs must love Love lives not when hope is gone Now at last despair doth prove Love divided loveth none Sad despair doth drive me hence This despair unkindness sends If that parting be offence It is she which then offends Dear, when I from thee am gone Gone are all my joys at once I loved thee and thee alone In whose love I joyed once And although your sight I leave Sight wherein my joys do lie Till that death do sense bereave Never shall affection die Sad despair doth drive me hence This despair unkindness sends If that parting be offence It is she which then offends

Once you have heard the proper Early Modern English pronunciation the only thing you notice in Modern English performances is how poorly it rhymes. That being said a lovely duo of voices and sublime playing. This is one of my favorite Dowland tunes.

Very fast...!

good players, why dost thou make so much haste?

Great song, Emma's so talented, the tempo's too fast. This could be called "Breaking up is hard to do" - Renaissance style!