My bonny lass she smileth
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My bonny lass she smileth is a famous English madrigal, written by Thomas Morley and published in 1595. It is based on an Italian madrigal, published by Gastoldi in 1591 (see ref 1 and supporting recording). The ChoralWiki gives the following words for the two opening verses.
- My bonny lass she smileth,
- when she my heart beguileth.
- Fa la la la...
- Smile less, dear love, therefore,
- and you shall love me more.
- Fa la la la...
[edit] References
Phillip Ledger (ed) The Oxford Book of English Madrigals (1978) Oxford University Press, and co-issued recording, by Pro Cantione Antiqua
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