by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Lady, if I through grief
Language: English
Lady, if I through grief and your disdaining, Judged be to live in hell eternally remaining, Of those my burning flames, well shall I rest contented, O but you I wail, who there must be tormented. For when I shall behold you, alone your eyes will so delight me, That no great pain can once affright me. But this, alas, O would have killed me, do not doubt you, There to have been alone without you.
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, if I through grief", published 1593 [ vocal trio a cappella ], from Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices, no. 14, London: Thomas Este [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-05-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 76