by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Sorrow stay
Language: English
Sorrow stay, lend true repentant tears, To a woeful wretched wight, Hence, despair with thy tormenting fears: O do not my poor heart affright. Pity, help now or never, Mark me not to endless pain, Alas I am condemned ever, No hope, no help there doth remain, But down, down, down, down I fall, Down and arise I never shall.
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 Dowland (1562 - 1626), "Sorrow stay" [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 60