by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
What ails my darling?
Language: English
What ails my pretty darling? What ails mine own sweet darling, Thus sitting all alone so weary? Say, why is my dear now not merry? O cease thus to grieve thee, And take this kiss here to relieve thee. Up now, arise thee; O how can my love lie asleeping, And see yon lusty, lusty leaping?
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), "What ails my darling?", published 1593 [ vocal trio a cappella ], from Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices, no. 18, London: Thomas Este [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-05-10
Line count: 9
Word count: 56