by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Why dost thou wound and break my heart
Language: English
Why dost thou wound and break my heart, As if we should for ever part? Hast thou not heard an oath from me, After a day, or two, or three, I would come back and live with thee? Take, if thou dost distrust that vow, This second protestation now:— Upon thy cheek that spangled tear, Which sits as dew of roses there, That tear shall scarce be dried before I'll kiss the threshold of thy door; Then weep not, Sweet, but thus much know,— I'm half returned before I go.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "His covenant or Protestation to Julia" [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 (William) Havergal Brian (1876 - 1972), "Why dost thou wound, and break my heart?", 1910, published 1933, copyright © 1913 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-12-27
Line count: 13
Word count: 90