by John Dryden (1631 - 1700)
Chloe found Amyntas lying
Language: English
Chloe found Amyntas lying All in tears upon the plain; Sighing to himself and crying, Wretched I, to love in vain! Kiss me, dear, before my dying; Kiss me once, and ease my pain! Sighing to himself and crying, Wretched I, to love in vain: Ever scorning and denying To reward your faithful swain: Kiss me, dear, before my dying: Kiss me once, and ease my pain! Ever scorning and denying To reward your faithful swain. Chloe, laughing at his crying, Told him that he lov'd in vain. Kiss me, dear, before my dying: Kiss me once, and ease my pain! Chloe, laughing at his crying, Told him that he loved in vain: But repenting, and complying, When he kiss'd, she kiss'd again: Kiss'd him up, before his dying; Kiss'd him up, and eas'd his pain.
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- by John Dryden (1631 - 1700), "Rondelay" [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 Seymour Barab (1921 - 2014), "Roundelay", copyright © 1979 [ soprano or tenor, recorder, and guitar ], from Bagatelles, no. 2, New York : Galaxy Music ; note: this may be the wrong text for this title [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Blow (1649 - 1708), "Chloe found Amyntas lying all in tears", subtitle: "Rondelay" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "Rondelay", from Six Songs for High Voice, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
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Line count: 24
Word count: 136