by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Cease sorrows now
Language: English
Cease sorrows now, for you have done the deed, lo care hath now consum'd my carcase quite, no hope is left nor help can stand instead, for doleful death doth cut off pleasure quite, yet whilst I hear the knolling of the bell, before I die, I'll sing my faint farewell, farewell.
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 Thomas Weelkes (1576 - 1623), "Cease sorrows now" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Tinelot Wittermans
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 52