by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Sweet Love, if thou wilt gain
Language: English
Sweet Love, if thou wilt gain a Monarch's glory, Subdue her heart, who makes me glad and sorry. Out of thy golden quiver Take thou thy strongest arrow That will through bone and marrow And me and thee Of grief and fear deliver. But come behind, for if she look upon thee, Alas, poor Love, then thou art woe-begone thee.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Wilbye (1574 - 1638), "Sweet Love, if thou wilt gain", published 1598 [ vocal sextet], madrigal [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2004-12-08
Line count: 9
Word count: 60