Alfred Deller canta "Flow my tears"

[skubdeliou]

Excellent and thank you for the lyrics Lasultanica

[purcell30x]

Deller's voice is heavenly, pure and unforced, so many counter tenors when singing renaisance period songs sing too loudly, almost sounding operatic.

when these songs would have been performed for very small gatherings. ken

[rubicita8815]

frasea la notas y los matices con la interpretacion correcta , alfred deller el mejor para interpretar musica renacentista

[NikPPD]

Stunning!!!

[theirritatedferret]

i love the ornaments he puts in in the last repeat!

[TottyHensh61]

Alfred Deller recorded this song three times, to my knowledge. First, in 1953 with Desmond Dupre, lute. Then, 1969/70, again with Dupre. This version is the final one from 1977, with Robert Spenser, lute. In some ways it's the best.

[studdingsails]

Sublime. 

[bateriadepetaluma]

thank you for posting this. exquisite.

[Almuric7]

I think Alfred Deller was the greatest, I think him very, very rare an artist.

[Haendelful]

A poem by John Dowland (1563/1626)

Lachrimae Antiquae

Flow my tears fall from your springs,

Exil'd for ever: let me mourn

Where nights black bird her sad infamy sings,

There let me live forlorn.

Down vain lights shine you no more,

No nights are dark enough for those

That in despair their last fortunes deplore,

Light doth but shame disclose.

[Haendelful]

(PART I) Never may my woes be relieved, Since pity is fled, And tears, and sighs, and groans my weary days Of all joys have deprived. From the highest spire of contentment, My fortune is thrown, And fear, and grief, and pain for my deserts Are my hopes since hope is gone. Hark you shadows that in darkness dwell, Learn to contemn light, Happy, happy they that in hell Feel not the world's despite.

[DRWRBF]

Am I the only person who thinks this is really bad? Andreas Scholl def. owns this guy.

[angietihi]

@DRWRBF  I was always a Deller fan but I agree with you, the Scholl version is superb. It's not that Deller was bad, he was wonderful but for this song.... All are beautiful and I have never particularly liked Dowland

[hollywoodartchick]

Thanks so much for sharing this. I just ordered 2 of his CDs based on what I am hearing here. So beautiful.

[witboek]

So dark this lyric

[metalchix]

And beautiful! John Dowland is/was amazing!

[Kveldssang]

Thank You!

[jaaaaaayynnee]

Check out some of my videos of The Deller Consort ( more to follow ) & Honor Sheppard first Soprano of the consort.

[stanleguetto]

The best version for ever !

[lute323]

Thank for your condolences to my uncle. This piece is often played as lute or guitar solo and I am very familiar to it. A beautiful piece by Dowland. I appreciate your warm comment to my video of Negri. Best regards, lute323.

[southsaxon]

there's certainly something eerily beautiful about this recording which distinguishes it from slicker modern performances

[oliveranthonyrowland]

I think this song is lovely - but typically gloomy for John Dowland! I like this performance a lot.

I have posted a version of me singing it - if anyone wants to listen and tell me if you think I am any good at this kind of singing I would appreciate it.

[beteltree]

Marvelous! Best rendition I've come across so far. Alfred Deller is the patron god of countertenors as far as I'm concerned. Does anyone know who the lutenist is?

[isingjazz83]

get the Antonella Ruggiero's version of this song, it will give you shivers up and down your spine

[paulaustinreeve]

Possibly Desmond Dupre who accompanied him on many of his recordings.

[safetychoice]

Beautiful. Thank you.

[gifu1960]

I had always preferred Andreas Scholl's performance of this piece, but now this is my favorite interpretation. I like the speed of this piece and how lightly he phrases each line. Effortlessly. When he sings "And teares, and sighes, and grones" - it's magnificent beyonde wordes.

[lasultanica]

my favorite is also Alfred's interpretation.

HE IS SO GREAT !!

thank you : )

[unagondolaunremo]

when he sings "Happy that in hell / Feele not the worlds despite" my heart stop beating!

[mab158]

Quite - I do so agree =)

[mrparts]

en el tercer verso, la traduccion que colocaste no refleja exactamente el significado de la frase. "light doth but shame disclose". la luz solo revelar nuestra verguenza/humillaciones a otros ( que es el sentido del verso), no que la nuestra verguenza es la luz.

[lasultanica]

gracias : )

[Acazziah]

Muy triste, pero sin duda una auténtica obra de arte, universal, ha captado el alma de la tristeza, de la desolación. Parece que la música te comprende en esos momentos (no es mi caso actual, pero quién no ha pasado por un bajón en su vida?)

[cymro89]

Lovely, but I will always prefer Scholl's interpretation and sound

[NikolKonstante]

Singing is Deller's Nature, without any efforts,

just a clear and honest expression of the soul, ART indeed!

[newguy90]

I've been listening to various artists posted on Youtube performing this song, but I keep returning to this one. The others are certainly beautiful in their own right, but this man sounds as though his spirit is absolutely broken.

[saintandrews84]

Deller is quite unique in counter tenor singing. Truly exception and self taught. Is in the Scholl's class of counter tenor's right up there with the best of them.

[humbucker1000]

Deller was simply the best. Such a beautiful clarity and enchanting lyric sense to his voice! I haven't heard him sing 'In Darkness Let Me Dwell' and I badly want too! I can only imagine how wonderful his interpretation of that song might be.

[MadamGul]

Beautiful! The other singers featured on Youtube don't have his inflection.

[jewish1972]

se oye demasiado bajo

[lasultanica]

vaya, siento q lo escuches bajo. eres la primera persona q lo dice. en varios ordenadores yo he podido escucharlo perfectamente, y no precisamente bajo. no será q sólo te ocurre a tí? espero q puedas solucionarlo.

saludos : )

[jewish1972]

no, es cosa del ordenador donde lo escuche, ahora lo escucho perfectamente y puedo apreciar la belleza de la musica y su excelente ejecucion.

[lasultanica]

me alegro mucho, es mi versión favorita : )

[semafore]

It's odd to think how happy it made me to find this sad song.

Deller was the best.

[madforgorky]

Such an artist. Other counter tenors might sound as beautiful, but none can touch his melancholic interpretation.

[nohpiano]

YES exactly - he colors the text so beautifully, I had forgotten how wonderful he was...

[gtristdan]

beautiful

[gtristdan]

magnifico!!!

[BachLoveNat]

John Dowland is and always will be one of my favorite composers.... Big Love of my life....

Deller's interpretation is amazing....

Thank you sooooooo much for this video....

[BachLoveNat]

Who makes us to cry, doesn't deserve our tears and who deservеs them, will never force us to cry.

[gtristdan]

So true, very good phrase

[BachLoveNat]

:)

Thx!

[kiya3]

poetic

[kspm01]

Deller fue el pionero de este arte vocal, y probablemente fue el inspirador para la la mayoría de los contratenores de su tiempo y de las generaciones posteriores. No ha mermado en nada la magía de esta versión de las geniales canciones con acompañamiento de laud de Dowland, en las que este artista sobresalía.

[davcos22]

Madre mía, gracias por ponerlo.

Me hace muy feliz que pongan videos de Alfred, no podemos olvidarlo.

Todos los contratenores están en deuda con él.

Nuevamente gracias, mil gracias!

[lasultanica]

Mil de nadas, a q es preciosa?

: )

[davcos22]

claro que sí, es bellísima. Gracias a Dowland, a Deller, al consorcio y a vos, por supuesto.

Maravillosa voz, como siempre, la letra es genial.