by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Oft have I vowed how dearly I did love thee
Language: English
Oft have I vowed how dearly I did love thee, And oft observed thee with all willing duty, Sighs have I sent, still hoping to remove thee, Millions of tears I tendered to thy beauty. Yet thou, of sighs and silly tears regardless, Suff'rest my feeble heart to pine with anguish, Whilst all my barren hopes return rewardless, My bitter days do waste, and I do languish.
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), "Oft have I vowed how dearly I did love thee", published 1609 [ vocal quintet], 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: 67