Woeful heart, with grief oppressèd! (Anonymous, set by (John Dowland)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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Woeful heart, with grief oppressèd!

Language: English

Woeful Heart, with grief oppressèd!
Since my fortunes most distressèd
  From my joys hath me removèd,
Follow those sweet eyes adorèd!
Those sweet eyes wherein are storèd
  All my pleasures best belovèd.

Fly my breast — leave me forsaken —
Wherein Grief his seat hath taken,
  All his arrows through me darting!
Thou mayst live by her sunshining:
I shall suffer no more pining
  By thy loss than by her parting.

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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by John Dowland (1562 - 1626), "Woeful heart, with grief oppressèd!", published 1600 [voice and lute or orpharion], from the collection Second Book of Songs or Airs [
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-02-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 71