by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Come away sweet love
Language: English
Come away sweet love and play thee, Lest grief and care betray thee. Fa la la ... Leave off this sad lamenting And take thy heart's contenting. The nymphs to sport invite thee, And running in an out delights thee. Fa la la ...
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 Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602), "Come away sweet love" [ sung 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: 44