by Thomas Churchyard (c1520 - 1604)
Compel the Hawk to sit
Language: English
Compell the Hawke to sitt that is unmand, or make the Hound untaught, to draw the Deere, or bring the free against his will in band, or move the sad a pleasant tale to heare, your time is lost, and you are neare the neere: So Love ne learnes by force the knot to knit, he serves but those that feele sweete fancyes fit.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Churchyard (c1520 - 1604) [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), "Compel the Hawk to sit", published 1589 [ATTBB chorus a cappella], from the collection Songs of sundrie natures, no. 28. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-08-09
Line count: 7
Word count: 64