by Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602)
Fire, my heart
Language: English
Fire! fire! my heart ! Fa La. O help! Alas! Ay me! I sit and cry me, And call for help, alas, but none comes nigh me! Fa la. O, I burn me! alax! Fa la. I burn! Alas! Ay me! will none come quench me? O cast, cast water on, alas, and drench me. Fa la.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602), "Fire, my heart", first published 1595 [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 QChristina Viola Oorebeek (b. 1944), "Fire, my heart", 2003, copyright © 2003 [ soprano, mezzo-soprano, violoncello, percussion, tape and keyboard ], from ... and god invented dice, no. 1, Donemus
Score: Donemus [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-10-29
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