Lady, when I behold the roses sprouting, Which clad in damask mantles deck the arbours, And then behold your lips where sweet love harbours, My eyes present me with a double doubting; For, viewing both alike, hardly my mind supposes Whether the roses be your lips or your lips the roses.
Three Songs: The Words from Old England
by Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)
1. Lady, when I behold the roses  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. An Earnest Suit to His Unkind Mistress Not to Forsake Him  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
And wilt thou leave me thus! Say nay, say nay, for shame! -- To save thee from the blame Of all my grief and grame. And wilt thou leave me thus? Say nay! say nay! And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus? Say nay! say nay! And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath given thee my heart Never for to depart Neither for pain nor smart: And wilt thou leave me thus? Say nay! say nay! And wilt thou leave me thus, And have no more pitye Of him that loveth thee? Alas, thy cruelty! And wilt thou leave me thus? Say nay! say nay!
Authorship:
- by Thomas Wyatt, Sir (1503 - 1542), "The appeal : an earnest suit to his unkind mistress, not to forsake him"
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Glossary:grame = sorrow.
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3. Hey Nonny No!  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Hey nonny no! Men are fools that wish to die. Is't not fine to dance and sing When the bells of death do ring? Is't not fine to swim in wine, And turn upon the toe And sing Hey nonny no, while the winds blow and the seas flow? Hey nonny no! Hey nonny no!
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Total word count: 233