by William Drummond of Hawthornden (1585 - 1649)
My thoughts hold mortal strife
Language: English
My thoughts hold mortal strife; I do detest my life, And with lamenting cries Peace to my soul to bring Oft call that prince which here doth monarchize: -- But he, grim grinning King, Who caitiffs scorns, and doth the blest surprise, Late having deck'd with beauty's rose his tomb, Disdains to crop a weed, and will not come.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Drummond of Hawthornden (1585 - 1649), "Madrigal" [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 Robert Matthew-Walker (b. 1939), "Madrigal: My thoughts hold mortal strife", op. 40 no. 1 (1980) [soprano and piano], from Music to Hear (five Elizabethan Songs for soprano and piano), no. 1. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-03-18
Line count: 9
Word count: 58