by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Gentle youth, ah! tell me why
Language: English
Gentle youth, ah! tell me why, Still you force me thus to fly; Cease, oh! cease, to persevere, Speak not what I must not hear, To my heart its ease restore, Go, and never see me more.
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 Thomas Augustine Arne (1710 - 1778), "Gentle youth, ah! tell me why" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-04-06
Line count: 6
Word count: 37