I love, alas! yet am not loved (John Wilbye)

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• CPDL #24323:  Capella

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2011-09-01).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 44 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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Title: I love, alas! yet am not loved
Composer: John Wilbye

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SSTB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1609

Description: No.14 from The 2nd Set of Madrigals.

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Original text and translations

English text

I love, alas! yet am not loved,
For cruel she to pity is not moved.
My constant love with scorn she ill rewardeth,
Only my sighs a little she regardeth:
Yet more and more the quenchless fire increaseth,
Which, to my greater torment, never ceaseth.