possibly by Christopher Hatton, Sir (1581 - 1619)
Ah, dear heart, why do you rise?
Language: English
Ah, dear heart, why do you rise? The light that shines comes from your eyes, The day breaks not, it is my heart, To think that you and I must part. O stay, or else my joys will die, And perish in their infancy. Thus march we playing to our latest rest, Only we die in earnest, that's no jest.
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Christopher Hatton, Sir (1581 - 1619)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625), "Ah, dear heart, why do you rise?", published 1612 [ sattb chorus ], from First Set of Madrigals, no. 15, Verified with The First Sett of Madrigals and Mottets of 5. parts: apt for Viols and Voyces by Orlando Gibbons, Thomas Snodham, London 1612. [sung text checked 1 time]
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