by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Wake, sorrow, wake
Language: English
Wake, sorrow, wake! sith she is fall'n asleep, Asleep in death, who was entombed in life. Eyes weep out sight or see but still to weep, And weep for loss of a most constant wife Who now is dead. Ay me! ay me! she's dead. Then mind we still her name with hearts of lead. Arabella. farewell! Farewell, dear widow wife! Fare well in death that faredst so ill in life! Sole paragon for grace and princely parts, Thy vault still keeps our thoughts, thy chest our hearts.
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 Walter Porter (1587 - 1659), "Wake, sorrow, wake", published 1632. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 88