by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Doe you not know
Language: English
Doe you not know how Love lost first his seeing? Because with mee once gazing On those faire eyes wher all powres have their beeing, Shee with hir bewty blazing, Which death might have revived, Him of his sight and mee of hart deprived.
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 Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602), "Doe you not know", published 1593, from Canzonets or little short songs to three voyces [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Linda Godry
This text was added to the website: 2008-11-09
Line count: 6
Word count: 44