by Thomas Wyatt, Sir (1503 - 1542)
When first mine eyes
Language: English
When first mine eyes did view and mark Thy faire beauty to behold, And when mine ears listened to hark The pleasant words that thou me told, I would as then I had been free From ears to hear and eyes to see: And when in mind I did consent To follow this my fancy's will, And when my heart did first relent to taste such bait, my life to spill I would my heart had been as thine, Or else thy heart had been as mine.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Wyatt, Sir (1503 - 1542) [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 Alan Ridout (b. 1934), "When first mine eyes" [text verified 1 time]
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Word count: 87