by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Penelope that longed for the sight
Language: English
Penelope that longed for the sight, of her Ulisses, wandrying all to long, felt never joy, wherein she tooke delyght, although she lyv'd in greatest joyes among, so I poore wretch, posesing that I crave, both live and lacke, by wrong of that I have. Then blame me not, although to heavens I cry, and pray the gods, that shortly I myght dye.
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 William Byrd (1542?3? - 1623), "Penelope that longed for the sight", published 1589 [SATTB chorus a cappella], from the collection Songs of sundrie natures, no. 27. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-08-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 63