by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Ladye mine
Language: English
Sigh not, sigh not Ladye mine; Beauty's rose (and that is thine) Soon will die If you sigh, Doe not sigh then Ladye mine. Ee'n thy lillyes, all so fair, Soon will fade when touch'd by care; Care you'll see, (Like the Bee) Comes to take what's sweete from Thee. Weep not, weep not Ladye mine; Youth is fleete (and youth is thine) Teares will chase, Grief erase, Youthes gay roses from thy face. Thoe I love the lillye well, Let her on thy bosom dwell, Cheekes look best, When they're drest In the roses blushing vest.
Text 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 Ann Sheppard Mounsey (1811 - 1891), "Ladye mine", published 1834? [ medium voice and piano ], London : S. Chappell
Score: HathiTrust [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-10-29
Line count: 20
Word count: 97
