by Thomas Wyatt, Sir (1503 - 1542)
Forget not yet the tried intent
Language: English
Forget not yet the tried intent
Of such a truth as I have meant;
My great travail so gladly spent,
Forget not yet!
Forget not yet when first began
The weary life ye know, since whan
The suit, the service none tell can;
Forget not yet!
Forget not yet the great assays,
The cruel wrongs, the scornful ways,
The painful patience in delays,
Forget not yet!
Forget not! oh! forget not this;
How long ago hath been, and is
The mind that never meant amiss
Forget not yet!
Forget not then thine own approv'd,
The which so long hath thee so lov'd,
Whose steadfast faith yet never mov'd:
Forget not this!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with The Poetical Works of Sir Thomas Wyatt, London: William Pickering, 1831, page 126.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Wyatt, Sir (1503 - 1542), "The lover beseecheth his mistress not to forget his steadfast faith and true intent" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Forget Not Yet", op. 300 (1951) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Somervell, Sir (1863 - 1937), "Forget not yet", published 1890 [ baritone and orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937), "Forget not yet", published 1885 [ voice and piano ], London: Ricordi [sung text not yet checked]
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