by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Sovereign of my delight
Language: English
Sovereign of my delight, hear my complaining. Fly to her my sad thoughts, my cares containing, Beauty by pleasure only crowned, Now in herself lies drowned By her unkind disdaining.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602), "Sovereign of my delight", published 1597 [ vocal quintet a cappella ], from Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices, no. 8, London: Peter Short [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2024-05-10
Line count: 5
Word count: 30