by William Cartwright (1611 - 1643)
A Prayer to Cupid
Language: English
Cupid who didst ne're see light, nor know'st the pleasure of the sight, but ever blinded canst not say, now it is night, or now tis day: so captivate her sence, so blind her eye, that still she love me, though she know not why. Thou that woundest with such art, We see no bloud drop from the heart, And subtly cruell leav'st no signe To tell the blow, or hand was thine: O gently, gently wound my favre, that she May hence beleeve the wound did come from thee.
Authorship:
- by William Cartwright (1611 - 1643) [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 Lawes (c1595 - 1662), "A Prayer to Cupid", published 1655 [ voice and continuo ], from The Second Book of Ayres, and Dialogues, no. 7, Confirmed with The Second Book of Ayres and Dialogues, for One, Two, and Three, by Henry Lawes , John Playford, London 1655, Page 8. [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-12-27
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