The Lyrics of Henry VIII/With sorowfull syghs and greuos payne, Farthing

← A the syghes that cum fro my hart || width="325" align="right" | Iff I had wytt for to endyght → [ff. 33v-34r] With sorowfull syghs and greuous payne. Thus euer to endure. Alas pour hart tyl that we mete agayne. Ioy shall I neuer ye may be sure. T. ffardynge Textual Commentary “With sorowfull syghs and greuous payne” is a lyric of departure. The emphasis is on return as well as the pain that will accompany the lover in absence. Cf. “Wyth sorowful syghes and woundes smart” (LDev f. 26v; attributed to Thomas Howard). The lyric is through-set for three voices. This lyric is indexed in Robbins Index & Suppl. 4201.3, Boffey, Ringler MS TM2009. It is reprinted in Flügel Anglia 235, Stevens M&P 395, and Stevens MCH8 25.