by Matthew Prior (1667 - 1721)
Cease, Leonora, cease to mourn
Language: English
I Cease, Leonora, cease to mourn, Thy faithful Strephon will return. Fate at thy sighs will ne'er relent, Then grieve not, what we can't prevent; Nor let predestinating tears Increase my pains or raise thy fears. II 'Tis but the last long winter night, Our Sun will rise to-morrow bright; And to our suff'ring passion bring, The promise of eternal spring, Which thy kind eyes shall ever cheer, And make that season all our year.
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Confirmed with The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior, Volume 1, London: George Bell & Sons, 1892, page 273.
Text Authorship:
- by Matthew Prior (1667 - 1721), "To Leonora", subtitle: "Encore" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Cease, Leonora, cease to mourne", op. 126 (Ten Songs in Two Sets of Five Each, Set II) no. 1 (1938) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-21
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