by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Me, me and none but me
Language: English
Me, me and none but me, dart home, O gentle Death, And quickly, for I draw too long this idle breath. O how I long till I may fly to heav'n above, Unto my faithful, unto my faithful beloved turtle dove. Like to the silver swan, before my death I sing, And yet alive my fatal knell I help to ring. Still I desire from earth and earthly joys to fly, He never happy liv'd, never happy liv'd that cannot love to die.
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 Dowland (1562 - 1626), "Me, me and none but me" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 83