by Thomas Wyatt, Sir (1503 - 1542)
And wilt thou leave me thus!
Language: English
And wilt thou leave me thus!
Say nay, say nay, for shame!
-- To save thee from the blame
Of all my grief and grame.
And wilt thou leave me thus?
Say nay! say nay!
And wilt thou leave me thus,
That hath loved thee so long
In wealth and woe among:
And is thy heart so strong
As for to leave me thus?
Say nay! say nay!
And wilt thou leave me thus,
That hath given thee my heart
Never for to depart
Neither for pain nor smart:
And wilt thou leave me thus?
Say nay! say nay!
And wilt thou leave me thus,
And have no more pitye
Of him that loveth thee?
Alas, thy cruelty!
And wilt thou leave me thus?
Say nay! say nay!
G. Bush sets stanzas 1-3
About the headline (FAQ)
Glossary:grame = sorrow.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Wyatt, Sir (1503 - 1542), "The appeal : an earnest suit to his unkind mistress, not to forsake him" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "An Earnest Suit to His Unkind Mistress Not to Forsake Him" [ voice and piano ], from Three Songs: The Words from Old England, no. 2, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Geoffrey Bush (1920 - 1998), "And wilt thou leave me thus!", 1976, stanzas 1-3 [ tenor and soprano ], from A Little Love Music, no. 7, Confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernest Bristow Farrar (1885 - 1918), "The lover's appeal", op. 38 (Two Songs) no. 2, published 1921 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Aynsley) Eugene Goossens, Sir (1893 - 1962), "The appeal", op. 26 (Three Songs) no. 1, published 1920 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "The appeal" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Sir (1848 - 1918), "And wilt thou leave me thus?", 1881, first performed 1881 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "And wilt thou leave me thus?", op. 202 (1948) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "And wilt thou leave me thus?", op. 474 (1956) [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "And wilt thou leave me thus?", op. 560 (1960) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "And wilt thou leave me thus?", 1928, published 1929 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-09-07
Line count: 24
Word count: 127