by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Tell me, true Love
Language: English
Tell me, true Love, Where shall I seek thy being? In thoughts or words, In vows or promise making? In reasons, looks, or passions, Or passions never seeing? In men on earth Or women's minds partaking? Thou canst not die; And therefore, living, tell me Where is thy seat? Why doth this age expel thee? O fairest mind, Enrich'd with Love's residing, Retain the best, In hearts let some seed fall; Instead of weeds Love's fruits may have abiding; At harvest you shall reap Increase of all. O happy Love! More happy man that finds thee! Most happy Saint That keeps, restores, unbinds 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), "Tell me, true Love" [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: 104