sometimes misattributed to Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1507? - 1536)
Defiled is my name Matches base text
Language: English
Defiled is my name full sore Through cruel spite and false report, That I may say for evermore, Farewell, my joy! adieu comfort! For wrongfully ye judge of me Unto my fame a mortal wound, Say what ye list, it will not be, Ye seek for that can not be found
Composition:
- Set to music by Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "Defiled is my name", from Women's Voices, no. 9
Text Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1507? - 1536)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 51