by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Thou art but young thou sayest
Language: English
Thou art but young thou sayest, And Love's delight thou weighest not; O take time while thou mayest, Lest when thou would'st, thou mayest not. If Love shall thus assail thee, A double double anguish will torment thee: And thou wilt wish (but wishes all will fail thee) "O me that I were young again"; and so repent thee.
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), "Thou art but young thou sayest", 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: 59