by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
Leaue prolonging thy distresse
Language: English
Leaue prolonging thy distresse :
All delayes afflict the dying.
Many lost sighes long I spent, to her for mercy crying ;
But now, vaine mourning, cease :
Ile dye, and mine owne griefes release.
Thus departing from this light
To those shades that end all sorrow,
Yet a small time of complaint, a little breat Ile borrow,
To tell my once delight
I dye alone through her despight.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620) [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 Campion (1567 - 1620), "Leaue prolonging thy distresse", published 1617, from the collection The Third and Fourth Booke of Ayres - The Fourth Booke, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-16
Line count: 10
Word count: 66