by John Suckling, Sir (1609 - 1642)
Fond request
Language: English
I pray thee, send me back my heart Since I cannot have thine, For if from yours you will not part Why then should you keep mine? But now I think on't, let it lie To find it were in vain, For th'hast a thief in either eye Would steal it back again! Why should two hearts in one breast lie And yet not lodge together? O love where is thy sympathy? If thus our breasts thou sever!
Authorship:
- by John Suckling, Sir (1609 - 1642) [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 Frank Valentin Van der Stucken (1858 - 1929), "Fond request", published 1908 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Jean Berger, né Arthur Schloßberg, Henry Lawes, Maude Valérie White.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Frank Valentin Van der Stucken) , "Bitte"
Researcher for this page: Hanne-Joost Peeters
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 78