Lament and mourn, he's dead and gone - Ives, Simon

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"An elegy upon the death of William Lawes, quoted by John Stafford Smith in his Musica Antiqua; his source is unknown.<br>The death of Lawes at the siege of Chester was memorialised in several similar puns, e.g. "Will. Lawes was killed by those whose wills were Lawes"."

⌛ Period → 20th Century ◈ Genre → Glees ♬ Voicing → TTB ¶ Language → English

Parts 3

Instruments A cappella

Pages 2

CPDL # 63633

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2021-03-22

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

Lament and mourn, he's dead and gone That was the most renowned one: William Lawes. General of the forces all In Europe that were musical. Have we not cause to weep and mourn, When as the children yet unborn May make us sad To think that neither girl nor boy Shall ever live for to enjoy Such Lawes as once we had.