by Thomas Wyatt, Sir (1503 - 1542)
An Earnest Suit to His Unkind Mistress Not to Forsake Him Matches original text
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!
Glossary:
grame = sorrow.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
grame = sorrow.
Composition:
- Set to music by Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "An Earnest Suit to His Unkind Mistress Not to Forsake Him" [ voice and piano ], from Three Songs: The Words from Old England, no. 2, confirmed with a CD booklet
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Wyatt, Sir (1503 - 1542), "The appeal : an earnest suit to his unkind mistress, not to forsake him"
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-09-07
Line count: 24
Word count: 127