by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
What needeth all this travail
Language: English
What needeth all this travail and turmoiling Shortening the life's pleasure To seek this far-fetched treasure In those hot climates under Phoebus broiling?
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), "What needeth all this travail", published 1598 [ vocal quartet], madrigal [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-12-08
Line count: 4
Word count: 23