by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Stay, heart, run not so fast
Language: English
Stay, heart, run not so fast from him that loves thee, To her that deadly hates thee. Her sharp disdain reproves thee, And worse than ill still rates thee. Then let her go and spare not; Hold thou thyself contented and I care not. Up, gentle swains, we'll have a round this morrow; My love is gone and with her, 'go, my sorrow'. O vile wretch, thou lovedst her once and why now dost thou vary? Then straight away I haste me, And after her will run while life shall last me; Ah, death his force now trieth, Flora farewell, for lo, thy shepherd dieth.
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), "Stay, heart, run not so fast", published 1597 [ vocal sextet a cappella ], from Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices, no. 18, London: Peter Short [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-05-10
Line count: 14
Word count: 105