Heres a rather lyrical poem by the great poet/songwriter Sir Thomas Wyatt given a somewhat gregorian chant style treatment....this wonderfuly fluid poem could be sung in several different ways with equal effect the verses just lend themselves to music superbly...heres the link to the page with sound file.
Alas fortune, what aileth thee by Sir Thomas Wyatt 1503 - 1542 (sound poem)


Regards.

Jim Clark
PS..Dont forget you can if you prefer listen to my sound poems at my Yahoo "sound poetry" web group (look in "files") heres that link
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bloozman_uk/


All rights to this sound recording are reserved/copyright/patent Jim Clark 2003.....

Alas,Fortune

Alas Fortune,what aileth thee
Thus evermore to torment me?
Although that I unworthy be
Thou wilt not change

Fainest when I would obtain,
Then thou hast me still in disdain
wilt thou thus still increase my pain
And wilt not change?

Alas! doth not thee suffice?
What proof yet canst thou more devise
Than still to torment me in this wise
And yet not change?

What should I more to thee now say?
Some hope in me doth rest alway
Yet,bound to thee,I do obey
when wilt thou change?

Seeing there is no remedy,
I will thee suffer patiently,
Sure in trustat last perdie,
That thou wilt change.