by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Good morrow, fair ladies of the May
Language: English
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Good morrow, fair Ladies of the May, where is my cruel? Good morrow, fair Ladies of the May, where is my sweet cruel? fair Cloris my sweet cruel? O see where she comes a Queen, all in green, all in gaudy green arraying, O how gaily goes my sweet jewel. Was never such a Maying, Since May delights first decaying. So was my Cloris sheen brought home and made May Queen.
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), "Good morrow, fair ladies of the May", published 1593 [ vocal trio a cappella ], from Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices, no. 6, London: Thomas Este [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-05-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 71