The Lyrics of Henry VIII/Adew adew my hartis lust, Cornish

← O my hart and o my hart || width="325" align="right" | Aboffe all thynge → [ff. 23v-24r] Adew adew my hartis lust Adew my Ioy and my solace. wyth dowbyl sorow complayn I must vntyl I dye alas alas. Cornysch Textual Commentary “Adew adew my hartis lust” is a song of departure of a lover from his beloved. It is seemingly a permanent leave-taking or exile, as evinced in “vntyl I dye” [l. 4]; see Robbins Suppl. 2 Adew . . . solace Cf. for similar sentiment “Now fayre wele my Joye my comfort and solace” Oxford Bodleian MS 120 (ff. 95r–v). This piece is through-set in three voices, with blank rules on both faces. “Adew adew my hartis lust” is indexed in Robbins Index & Suppl. 120.5, Boffey, Ringler MS TM64, and Crum A665. The lyric is reprinted in Seaton 405, Flügel Anglia 232, Stevens M&P 14, 390, and Stevens, MCH8 17. Textual Notes Texts Collated H1,2,3 (ff. 23v–24r), OxAsh (f. 100r). 3 must^] may. H2