by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Lady, your words do spite me Matches base text
Language: English
Lady, your words do spite me Yet your sweet lips so soft kiss and delight me: Your deeds my heart surcharged with overjoying Your taunts my life destroying. Since both have force to spill me, Let kisses sweet, Sweet, kill me. Knights fight with swords and lances, Fight you with smiling glances: So like swans of Leander My ghost from hence shall wander Singing and dying.
Composition:
- Set to music by John Wilbye (1574 - 1638), "Lady, your words do spite me", published 1598 [ vocal quintet ], madrigal
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
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This text was added to the website: 2004-12-08
Line count: 11
Word count: 66