by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The faithless shepherdess See original
Language: English
Our translations: FRE
While that the sun with his beams hot
Scorchèd the fruits in vale and mountain,
Philon, the shepherd, late forgot,
Sitting beside a crystal fountain,
In shadow of a green oak tree,
Upon his pipe this song play'd he:
Adieu, Love, adieu, Love, untrue Love,
Untrue Love, untrue Love, adieu, Love!
Your mind is light, soon lost for new love.
So long as I was in your sight
I was your heart, your soul, your treasure;
And evermore you sobb'd and sigh'd
Burning in flames beyond all measure:
-- Three days endured your love to me
And it was lost in other three!
Adieu, Love, adieu, Love, untrue Love,
Untrue Love, untrue Love, adieu, Love!
Your mind is light, soon lost for new love.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "The faithless shepherdess", op. 12 no. 4, published 1908, stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ], from Seven Elizabethan Lyrics, no. 4, London, Boosey
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "The unfaithful shepherdess"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La bergère infidèle", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 251