by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1517 - 1547)
O happy dames
Language: English
O happy dames that may embrace The wits of your delight, Help to bewail the woeful case, And eke the heavy plight Of me that wonted to rejoice The fortune of my pleasant choice: Good ladies, help to fill my mourning voice. Alas, how oft in dreams I see Those eyes that were my food, Which sometime so delighted me That yet they do me good. Wherewith I wake with his return, Whose absent flame did make me burn; But when I find the lack, Lord how I mourn.
Text Authorship:
- by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1517 - 1547) [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 Sheppard (c1515 - 1558), "O happy dames" [chorus], madrigal; British Museum Add. Ms. 30513; ed. D. Stevens [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-12-29
Line count: 14
Word count: 89