Lovely kind, and kindly loving, Such a mind were worth the moving; Truly fair, and fairly true - Where are all these but in you? Wisely kind, and kindly wise; Blessed life, where such love lies! Wise, and kind, and fair, and true - Lovely live all these in you. Sweetly dear, and dearly sweet, Blessed where these blessings meet, Sweet, fair, wise, kind, blessed, true - Blessed be all these in you!
Two Old English Lyrics
Song Cycle by Cyril Meir Scott (1879 - 1970)
1. Lovely kind & kindly loving [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Nicholas Breton (1542 - 1626), "An odd conceit", appears in Melancholic Humours, first published 1600
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. Why so pale and wan? [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Why so pale and wan, fond lover? Prithee, why so pale? Will, when looking well can't move her, Looking ill prevail? Prithee, why so pale? Why so dull and mute, young sinner? Prithee, why so mute? Will, when speaking well can't win her, Saying nothing [do't]1? Prithee, why so mute? Quit, quit for shame, this will not move, This cannot take her; If of herself she will not love, Nothing can make her; [The devil take her!]2
Text Authorship:
- by John Suckling, Sir (1609 - 1642), no title, written 1637, Printed by John Haviland for Thomas Walkley, at the sign of the Flying Horse near York House, London, first published 1638
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Adolf von Marées) , "Warum so blaß?"
Confirmed with Works in prose and Verse, by Sir John Suckling, Aglaura, Act IV, Scene 2, G. Routledge, London 1910, Page 115.
1 Stöhr: "do"2 Britten: "Let who will take her!"
Research team for this page: Ted Perry , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Iain Sneddon [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
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