by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Sweet Cupid, ripen her desire
Language: English
Sweete Cupid, ripen her desire, Thy ioyfull haruest may begin, If age approch a little nyer, Twill be too late too get it in. Cold Winter stormes lay standing Corne, Which once too ripe will neuer rise, And louers wish themselues vnborne, When all their ioyes lie in their eyes. Then sweete let vs imbrace and kisse, Shall beautie shale vpon the ground, If age bereaue vs of this blisse, Then will no more such sport be found.
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The modernized form below is from Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age, ed. by A. H. Bullen, London, John C. Nimmo, 1887, page 111.
Sweet Cupid, ripen her desire, Thy joyful harvest may begin; If age approach a little nigher, ’Twill be too late to get it in. Cold Winter storms lay standing Corn, Which once too ripe will never rise, And lovers wish themselves unborn, When all their joys lie in their eyes. Then, sweet, let us embrace and kiss: Shall beauty shale
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 William Corkine (fl. 1610-2), "Sweet Cupid, ripen her desire", published 1610 [voice, lute, bass viol], from the collection Airs to sing and play to the Lute and Bass-viol, no. 7. [text verified 1 time]
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 78