Name: O Lady, for thy Constancie
Duration: P00H03M42S
Description: Lyric by Andrew Blackhall, ca. 1575, tune traditional.

O Lady, for thy Constancie

from The Welcome Companion by Dick Hensold & Patsy O'Brien

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Lyric by Andrew Blackhall, ca. 1575, tune traditional.

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O Lady, for Thy Constancie

O lady, for thy constancie,
A faithfull servand sall I be,
Thyn honour to defend;
And I will surelie, for they saik,
Just as the turtle for his maik,
Love to my lyfis end.

No pene or travell, feir nor dreid,
Sall caus me to desist.
And, ay as ye this letter reid,
Remember hou we kist;
Embracing, enlacing,
In other teiris sueet.
Sik blissing in kissing
I quyt till we tua meit.

Albeit my body be absent,
My hairt remains vigilent
To do your service true;
Until I hant into the place
Quhair I am wont to sie that face,
My dolour do reneu.

Then all my plesur is bot pane,
My cairis they do incres;
Vntill I sie thy face agane,
I live in hevynes.
In sleeping, still weeping,
These nichts I ouerdryve;
In murning, still turning,
In thoghtis so pensityve.

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from The Welcome Companion, released April 16, 2022

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Dick Hensold Saint Paul, Minnesota

“What I love about Dick and Patsy’s duo is that their music deeply satisfies both the die-hard lover of traditional music, and those with little experience of this kind of music. Virtuosity, wit, and great stage chemistry will do that.” — Kevin Carr

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