by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Why dost thou shoot?
Language: English
Why dost thou shoot, and I seek not to shield me? I yield, sweet Love, spare then my wounded liver, And do not make my heart thy arrow's quiver. O hold; what needs this shooting when I yield me?
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), "Why dost thou shoot?", published 1598 [ vocal sextet], 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: 39