by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Sweet heart, arise! why do you sleep
Language: English
Sweet heart, arise! why do you sleep When lovers wanton sports do keep? The sun doth shine, the birds do sing, And May delight and joy doth bring: Then join we hands and dance till night, ’Tis pity love should want his right.
Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age, ed. by A. H. Bullen, London, John C. Nimmo, 1887, page 112.
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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 Thomas Weelkes (1576 - 1623), "Sweet heart, arise! why do you sleep", published 1598 [vocal quintet], from the collection Ballets and Madrigals to five voices, madrigal [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-25
Line count: 6
Word count: 43