by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
What if I never speed?
Language: English
What if I never speed? Shall I straight yield to despair, And still on sorrow feed That can no loss repair? Or shall I change my love? For I find pow'r to depart, And in my reason prove I can command my heart. But if she will pity my desire and my love requite, Then ever shall she live my dear delight. Come, come, come, while I have a heart to desire thee, Come, come, come, for either I will love or admire thee. Oft have I dreamed of joy, Yet I never felt the sweet, But tired with annoy, My griefs each other greet. Oft have I left my hope As a wretch by fate forlorn, But Love aims at one scope, And lost, will still return. He that once loves with a true desire never can depart, For Cupid is the king of ev'ry heart. Come, come, come, while I have a heart to desire thee, Come, come, come, for either I will love or admire thee.
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 John Dowland (1562 - 1626), "What if I never speed?" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 169