by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
I fall, I fall O stay me
Language: English
I fall, I fall O stay me Dear love, with joys ye slay me, Of life your lips deprive me, Sweet let your lips revive me: O whither are you hasting And leave my life thus wasting? My health on you relying 'Twere sin to leave me dying.
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 John Wilbye (1574 - 1638), "I fall, I fall O stay me", published 1598 [ vocal quintet], madrigal [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-12-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 48