by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The droll lover
Language: English
I love for thy fickleness, And great inconstancy; For had'st thou been a constant lass, Then thou had'st ne'er loved me. I love thee for thy wantonness, And for thy drollery, For if thou had'st not loved to sport, Then thou had'st ne'er loved me. I love thee for thy poverty, And for thy want of coin, For if thou had'st been worth a groat, Then thou had'st ne'er been mine. I love thee for thy ugliness, And for thy foolery, For if thou had'st been fair or wise, Then thou had'st ne'er loved me.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 17th century )  [author's text checked 1 time 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 Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "The droll lover", 1928, published 1929 [ voice and piano ], from Seven Songs of Summer, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 95