by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Thus Love commands
Language: English
Thus Love commands that I in vain complain me And Sorrow will that she shall still disdain me: Yet did I hope, which hope my life prolonged To hear her say, Alas his Love was wronged.
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), "Thus Love commands", 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: 36