by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
I always beg
Language: English
I always beg yet never am relieved: I grieve because my griefs are not believed. I cry aloud in vain, my voice out-stretched, And get but this, mine Echo calls me wretched.
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 John Wilbye (1574 - 1638), "I always beg", published 1598 [ vocal quintet], madrigal [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-12-08
Line count: 4
Word count: 32