by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
When to her lute Corrina sings
Language: English
When to her lute Corrina sings, Her voice revives the leaden strings, And doth in highest notes appear, As any challeng'd echo clear; But when she doth of mourning speak, Even with her sighs the strings do break. And, as her lute doth live or die, Led by her passion, so must I: For when of pleasure she doth sing, My thoughts enjoy a sudden spring; But if she doth of sorrow speak, Even from my heart the strings do break.
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620) [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 Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), "When to her lute Corrina sings", published 1601, from A Booke of Ayres = A Book of Airs, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Emma Lou Diemer (b. 1927), "When to her lute Corinna sings", 1986, published 1988 [ high voice and piano ], from Lute Songs on Renaissance Poetry, no. 1, Seesaw Music Corp./Subito [sung text not yet checked]
- by Brian Holmes (b. 1946), "When to her lute Corrina sings", from Six Ayres, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "When to her Lute Corinna Sings", op. 364 (1952) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937), "To Corinna singing", published 1891 [ voice and piano ], London: Chappell & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Brian Holmes
This text was added to the website: 2004-08-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 81