by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Phyllis, farewell
Language: English
Phyllis, farewell, I may no longer live; Yet if I die, fair Phyllis, I forgive. I live too long; come, gentle death and end My endless torment, or my grief amend.
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 Bateson (c1570 - c1630), "Phyllis, farewell" [chorus], madrigal [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Tinelot Wittermans
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 31