by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Four arms, two necks, one wreathing
Language: English
Four arms, two necks, one wreathing, Two pair of lips, one breathing. Fa, la, la. Two hearts that multiply Sighs interchangeably. Fa, la, la. The thought of this confounds me, And as I speak it wounds me. Fa, la, la. It cannot be express'd, Good help me while I rest. Fa, la, la. Bad stomachs have their loathing, And O this all is nothing. Fa, la, la. This so with griefs doth prove, Report oft turns in love. Fa, la, la.
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 Weelkes (1576 - 1623), "Four arms, two necks, one wreathing", published 1608 [three-part chorus a cappella], from the collection Ayres or Phantasticke Sprits for Three Voices, no. 14, Thomas Este, London [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2013-04-26
Line count: 18
Word count: 81