by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Burst forth, my tears
Language: English
Burst forth, my tears, assist my forward grief, And show what pain imperious Love provokes. Kind tender lambs, lament Love's scant relief And pine, since pensive Care my freedom yokes. O pine to see me pine, my tender flocks. Sad, sad pining Care, that never may have peace, At Beauty's gate in hope of pity knocks. But Mercy sleeps while deep Disdain increase, And Beauty Hope in her fair bosom locks. O grieve to hear my grief, my tender flocks. Like, like to the winds my sighs have winged been, Yet are my sighs and suits repaid with mocks. I plead, yet she repineth at my teen. O ruthless rigour harder than the rocks, That both the shepherd kills and his poor flocks.
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 John Dowland (1562 - 1626), "Burst forth, my tears" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 123