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A Pilgrimes Solace

Song Cycle by John Dowland (1562 - 1626)

?. Go nightly cares
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Go nightly cares, the enemy to rest,
Forbear awhile to vex my grieved sprite,
So long your weight hath lain upon my breast,
That lo I live of life bereaved quite,
O give me time to draw my weary breath,
Or let me die, as I desire the death.
Welcome sweet death, O life, no life, a hell,
Then thus, and thus I bid the world farewell.

False world farewell the enemy to rest,
Now do thy worst, I do not weigh thy spite:
Free from thy cares I live for ever blest,
Enjoying peace and heav'nly true delight
Delight, whom woes nor sorrows shall abate,
Nor fears nor tears disturb her happy state
And thus I leave thy hopes, thy joys untrue,
And thus, and thus vain world again adieu.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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Lasso vita mia
 (Sung text for setting by J. Dowland)
 Matches base text

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Lasso vita mia, mi fa morire,	
Crudel'amor mio cor consume,
Da mille ferite, che mi fa morir.
Ahi me, Deh, che non mi fa morire,
Crudel'amor, mi fa sofrir mille martire.

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):

Set by John Dowland (1562 - 1626), published 1612
Researcher for this page: David H. Clarke
Total word count: 162
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