The Lyrics of Henry VIII/Alas what shall I do for love, Henry VIII

← HElas madam cel que ie metant || width="325" align="right" | Hey nowe nowe → [ff. 20v-21r] Early Modern English                  Modern EnglishAlas what shall I do for loveAlas, what shall I do for love?for love alasse what shall I doFor love, alas, what shall I do?Syth now so kyndSince now so kindI do yow fyndeI do you findto kepe yow me vntoTo kepe you me untoAlasseAlasse! Textual Commentary “Alas what shall I do for love” is a lyric about keeping a lover, once she is discovered, with play on the two separate syllables of “alas” (“a” and “lass”). Stevens notes that the words of further strophic verses may be missing (M&P 390). 3 syth Since. This lyric appears solely in H, where it is given in four complete voices. “Alas what shall I do for love” is Indexed in Robbins Index & Suppl. 159.5, Boffey, Ringler MS TM110, Crum A884. The piece is reprinted in Chappell Account 374, Flügel Anglia 231, Flügel Neuengl 133, Trefusis 7–8, Padelford 78, Stevens M&P 390, and Stevens MCH8 16.