by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Young Thyrsis lay
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
Young Thyrsis lay in Phyllis' lap, And gazing on her eyes, 'Steemed life too mean for such good hap, And fain the boy would die. When Phyllis, who the force did prove Of love as well as he, Cried to him: Stay awhile, my love, And I will die with thee! So did these happy lovers die, But with so little pain That both to life immediately Returned to die again.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Walter Porter (1587 - 1659), "Young Thyrsis lay", 1632. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 71