by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Ladies, you see time flieth
Language: English
Ladies, you see time flieth, And beauty too, it dieth. Then take your pleasure while you have leisure. Nor be so dainty of that which you have plenty.
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 Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602), "Ladies, you see time flieth", published 1597 [ vocal sextet a cappella ], from Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices, no. 20, London: Peter Short [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-05-10
Line count: 6
Word count: 28