by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Cruel behold my heavy ending
Language: English
Cruel behold my heavy ending See what you wrought by your disdaining, Causeless I die, Love still attending Your hopeless pity of my complaining. Suffer those eyes which thus have slain me With speed to end their killing power: So shall you prove how Love doth pain me And see me die still yower.
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), "Cruel behold my heavy ending", published 1598 [ vocal sextet], 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: 54