by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Sweet come away, my darling
Language: English
Sweet come away, my darling, And sweetly let me hear thee sing. Come away, come away, come away and bring My heart thou hast so fast in keeping. O fie upon this long stay That thus my loving hopes delay! Come again, come again, come again and stay: Sweet heart, I'll never more say thee nay. Dear, be not such a tyrant Still to rejoice thee in my want. Come and do, come and do, come and do not scant Me of thy sight so fair and pleasant. Why hear'st thou not his sighing, Whose voice all hoarse is with crying? Come and do, come and do, come and do something That may revive thy true love dying. This is the pride of women, That they make beggares of all men. We must sigh, we must cry, We must die, and then Forsooth it may be they will hearken.
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 Robert Jones (fl. 1597-1615), "Sweet come away, my darling", published 1601, from the collection First Book of Airs, no. 10. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-23
Line count: 20
Word count: 149