by Thomas d'Urfey (1653 - 1723)
If thou wilt give me back my love
Language: English
If thou wilt give me back my Love for ever I'le Adore thee: and for the favour, mighty Jove, with Souls from Heaven shall store thee; To the Queen of Shades, she shall advance, and all shall wait upon her; Kings shall Adore her Countenance, and I'le be her Page of Honour.
Authorship:
- by Thomas d'Urfey (1653 - 1723) [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 Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "If thou wilt give me back my love", Z. 571 no. 8 (1688), from the incidental music to A Fool's Preferment -or- The Three Dukes of Dunstable, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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