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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Thirsis, let pity move thee
Language: English 
Thirsis, O let some pity move thee;
Thou know'st, O alas, thy Cloris too well doth love thee;
Yet thou, unkind, dost fly me.
Then why, O dost thou fly me?
I faint, alas, here must I lie me.
Cry, alas, now for grief since he is bereft thee.

Up the hills, down the dales, 
Thou seest, dear, I have not left thee.
Ah, can these trickling tears of mine not procure love?
What shepherd ever kill'd a nymph for pure love!
See, cruel, see the beasts, 
See their tears, they do reward me.

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), "Thirsis, let pity move thee", published 1593 [ vocal trio a cappella ], from Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices, no. 12, London: Thomas Este [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2024-05-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 94

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