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Henry Lichfield
(fl.1613)
The shepherd Claius
(S.S.A.T.B.)
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Of Lichfield little is known, except that the dedication of his sole printed set of madrigals (from which this item comes) shows him to have been in the service of Lady Cheyney of Toddington, Beds.
Lyrics: Anon, probably the composer
The shepherd Claius, seeing
His lovely Daphne flying,
He wept with deep lamenting,
His poor, poor heart tormenting.
But oh, the shepherd, when they met together,
To live or die for joy he knew not whether.
First with looks he lived and died,
Then with sighs her faith he tried;
After sighs he sent his tears,
All to shew his trembling tears,
At last he said: "A truer heart was never.
Oh pity Daphne; disdain me not for ever".
The shepherd Claius, seeing
His lovely Daphne flying,
He wept with deep lamenting,
His poor, poor heart tormenting.
But oh, the shepherd, when they met together,
To live or die for joy he knew not whether.
First with looks he lived and died,
Then with sighs her faith he tried;
After sighs he sent his tears,
All to shew his trembling tears,
At last he said: "A truer heart was never.
Oh pity Daphne; disdain me not for ever".