Dear lute-list, Could anyone help me clarify pronunciation of "Vivat Eliza" in Dowland's composition to Sir. Henry Lee's poem "Time's Eldest Son"?
I thought it could be " viːvæt ("Vivat" read in ecclesiastical Latin?) and "
əiːzə" (with this pronunciation it rhymes with "Ave Maria" ) though many sang
it " vaɪvæt əlάɪzə" for which I couldn't find any reason...
Tomoko
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