by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Whither runeth my sweethart
Language: English 
Whither runeth my sweethart
Stay and take me with thee,
Merily ile play ma part,
Stay and thou shalt see me,
O have I ketcht thee, hay ding a ding a ding
This ketching is a prety thing.

Tarrie are you gone againe
What no longer liking,
I will ketch thee once-againe,
Stay while I am rising,
Do you tarry then prety little one I thought
I should please thee ere we did part.

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J. Bartlet sets stanza 1 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
J. Bartlet sets stanza 2 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information

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Text Authorship:

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 Bartlet (flourished 1606-1610), "Whither runeth my sweethart", subtitle: "The first part", published 1606, stanza 1 [ vocal duet for 2 sopranos with lute ], from A booke of Ayres with a Triplicitie of Musicke, no. 17, Confirmed with A booke of Ayres with a Triplicitie of Musicke by John Bartlet, Printed by John Windet, for John Browne and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstan's Churchyard in Fleet Street, London 1606. [sung text checked 2 times]
  • by John Bartlet (flourished 1606-1610), "Tarry, tarry are you gone again", subtitle: "The second part", published 1606, stanza 2 [ vocal duet for 2 sopranos with lute ], from A booke of Ayres with a Triplicitie of Musicke, no. 18, Confirmed with A booke of Ayres with a Triplicitie of Musicke by John Bartlet, Printed by John Windet, for John Browne and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstan's Churchyard in Fleet Street, London 1606. [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2006-05-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 74