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Ah! My heart is weary waiting
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Ah! My heart is weary waiting by John Bunyan Herbert — Lyrics
Ah! my heart is weary waiting,
Waiting for the May—
Waiting for the pleasant rambles,
Where the fragrant hawthorn brambles,
With the woodbine alternating,
Scent the dewy way.
Ah! my heart is weary waiting,
Waiting for the May.
Ah! my heart is sick with longing,
Longing for the May—
Longing to escape from study,
To the young face fair and ruddy,
And the thousand charms belonging
To the summer’s day.
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About Ah! My heart is weary waiting
John Bunyan Herbert’s part-song Ah! My heart is weary waiting opens with an expressive sigh from the choir, setting the tone for the text’s longing for spring. The SATB voices weave together, mirroring the intertwining of woodbine and hawthorn mentioned in the lyrics. The music reflects the weariness and sickness of heart described in the verses, with moments of plaintive melody and rich harmony. As the text progresses from waiting for May to longing for summer’s warmth and the return of life, the music subtly shifts, conveying the hope for renewal and escape from winter’s constraints. This is a poignant setting of a secular English text.
