by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Ladies, you see time flieth
Language: English
Ladies, you see time flieth, And beauty too, it dieth. Then take your pleasure while you have leisure. Nor be so dainty of that which you have plenty.
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), "Ladies, you see time flieth", published 1597 [ vocal sextet a cappella ], from Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices, no. 20, 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: 6
Word count: 28