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Alas, for lack of her presens
Staff Notation • Secular, Art songs
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Alas, for lack of her presens by Robert Fayrfax — Lyrics
Alas for lak ofher presens,
Whom I serve and shall as long,
Tyll deth my lyff departe from hens!
Absens it is that wolde me wrong;
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About Alas, for lack of her presens
This is a lament from the English Renaissance, written for three male voices (ATB). The text expresses the sorrow and frustration of separation from a loved one, describing absence as a source of distress and mistrust. The composer captures the pain of longing, with the text's plea for reconciliation and fear of being 'confounded' by the situation. It would suit a concert programme of Tudor part-music, offering a poignant and dramatic expression of unrequited affection and the suffering caused by distance.
