by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Cruel, wilt thou persever?
Language: English
Cruel, wilt thou persever? Peace to leave ever? Peace shalt thou have and gladness, But when in sadness? When thou the morn seest ev'n, To fall from heav'n.
Text 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), "Cruel, wilt thou persever?", published 1597 [ vocal quintet a cappella ], from Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices, no. 12, London: Peter Short [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2024-05-10
Line count: 6
Word count: 28