Robert Ramsey (1590s–1644) – How are the mighty fall’n

From a performance at the 49th Annual Conclave of the Viola da Gamba Society of America – July 26, 2011, McGuire Hall, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL, 7:00PM

Linda Deshman, Esha Neogy, Ken Perlow, Phillip W. Serna, Valerie Sylvester & Nancy Washer, viols

How are the mighty fall’n in the midst of the battle.

O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thy high places.

O Jonathan, woe is me for thee.
My brother Jonathan, very kind hast thou been to me:
Thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

How are the mighty fall’n, and the weapons of war destroyed.

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