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by Francis Beaumont (1584 - 1616) and by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625)

Dirge for the faithful lover
 (Sung text for setting by J. Benedict)
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Language: English 
Come, you whose loves are dead,
And whiles I sing,
Weep and wring
Ev'ry hand, ev'ry head
Bind with cypress and sad yew,
Ribbons black and candles blue,
For him that was of men most true.

Come with heavy moaning,
And on his grave
Let him have
Sacrifice of sighs and groaning.
Let him have fair flow'rs enow,
White and purple, green and yellow,
For him that was of men most true.

Composition:

    Set to music by Julius Benedict (1804 - 1885), "Dirge for the faithful lover", 1862 [ chorus ], partsong

Text Authorship:

  • by Francis Beaumont (1584 - 1616)
  • by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625)

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Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-06
Line count: 14
Word count: 72

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