by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

When Cloris heard of her Amyntas dying
 (Sung text for setting by J. Wilbye)
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Language: English 
When Cloris heard of her Amyntas dying,
She grieved then for her unkind denying.
Oft sighing sore, and with a heart unfeigned,
I die, I die, I die, she thus complained.
Whom when Amyntas spied
Then both for joy out-cried,
I love, I love sweet Cloris' eye,
And I Amyntas till I die.

Composition:

    Set to music by John Wilbye (1574 - 1638), "When Cloris heard of her Amyntas dying", published 1609 [  vocal quartet ], madrigal

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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This text was added to the website: 2004-12-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 53