by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Lady, you think you spite me
Language: English
Lady, you think you spite me, when by the lip you bite me. But if you think it trouble, then let my pain be double. I triple but you bliss me, for though you bite, you kiss me and with sour sweet delight me.
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), "Lady, you think you spite me", published 1597 [ vocal quintet a cappella ], from Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices, no. 15, London: Peter Short [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-05-10
Line count: 7
Word count: 44