by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
Turne all thy thoughts to eyes
Language: English
Turne all thy thoughts to eyes,
Turn al thy haires to eares,
Change all thy friends to spies,
And all thy ioyes to feares :
True Loue will yet be free,
In spite of Iealousie.
Turne darknesse into day,
Coniectures into truth,
Beleeue what th' enuious say,
Let age interpret youth :
True Loue will yet be free,
In spite of Iealousie.
Wrest euery word and looke,
Racke eu'ry hidden thought,
Or fish with golden hooke ;
True loue cannot be caught.
For that will still be free,
In spite of Iealousie.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620) [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 Campion (1567 - 1620), "Turne all thy thoughts to eyes", published 1617, from the collection The Third and Fourth Booke of Ayres - The Fourth Booke, no. 9. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-16
Line count: 18
Word count: 89