by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Dear Pity how, ah how wouldst thou become her?
Language: English
Dear Pity how, ah how wouldst thou become her, That best becometh beauty's best attiring? Shall my desert deserve no favour from her But still to waste myself in deep admiring? Like him that calls to Echo to relieve him Still tells and hears the tale, O tale that grieves him.
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), "Dear Pity how, ah how wouldst thou become her?", published 1598 [ vocal trio], madrigal [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-12-08
Line count: 6
Word count: 51