by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Go crystal tears
Language: English
Go crystal tears, like to the morning showers, And sweetly weep into thy lady's breast. And as the dews revive the drooping flow'rs. So let your drops of pity be address'd To quicken up the thoughts of my desert, Which sleeps too sound whilst I from her depart. Haste, restless sighs, and let your burning breath Dissolve the ice of her indurate heart, Whose frozen rigour, like forgetful Death, Feels never any touch of my desert, Yet sighs and tears to her I sacrifice Both from a spotless heart and patient eyes.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Dowland (1562 - 1626), "Go crystal tears", published 1597, from First Book of Songs or Airs [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 92