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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

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