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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Linda Godry

Passing by

(Sung text for setting by P. Warlock)

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Language: English

Our translations: GER

There is a Lady sweet and kind,
Was never face so pleased my mind;
I did but see her passing by,
And yet I love her till I die.

Her gesture, motion and her smiles,
Her wit, her voice, my heart beguiles;
Beguiles my heart, I know not why,
And yet I love her till I die.

 ... 

Had I her fast betwixt mine arms,
Judge you that think such sports were harms;
Were't any harm? No, no, fie, fie!
For I will love her till I die.

Should I remain confinèd there
So long as Phœbus in his sphere,
I to request, she to deny,
Yet would I love her till I die.

Cupid is winged and doth range
Her country so my love doth change;
But change she earth or change she sky,
Yet will I love her till I die.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4-6 of the original text.

Composition:

Peter Warlock

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, found on back of leaf 53 of Popish Kingdome or Reigne of Antichrist; published in 1607 in Thomas Ford's Music of Sundry Kinds

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GER German (Deutsch) (Linda Godry) , "War eine Dame so liebenswert und freundlich", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Richard Flatter) , "Das Fräulein", appears in Die Fähre, Englische Lyrik aus fünf Jahrhunderten, first published 1936

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Line count: 24
Word count: 177

War eine Dame so liebenswert und freundlich

(Sung text translation for setting by P. Warlock)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

War eine Dame so liebenswert und freundlich,
ein schön'res Gesicht ich nimmer sah.
Sie ging vorbei nur, und doch
Meine Liebe gehört ihr immerdar.

Ihre Haltung, ihre Bewegungen und ihr Lächeln,
Ihr Witz, ihre Stimme erobern mein Herz.
Erobern mein Herz ich weiß nicht warum
Und doch gehört ihr meine Liebe immerdar.

 ... 

Könnte ich sie nur in meinen Armen halten,
oh, so vorsichtig würde ich mit ihr umgehen,
würde sie nicht verletzen, oh nein, nein.
Denn meine Liebe gehört ihr immerdar.

Sollte ich dazu verdammt sein,
so lange wie Phöbus ans Firmament gebannt ist,
ich zu bitten, sie sich verweigernd,
so gehörte ihr doch meine Liebe immerdar.

Würde mich auch ihr geflügelte Cupido
mit Pfeilen förmlich spicken ,
er könnte meine Liebe sowenig ändern
wie er die Erde oder den Himmel ändern könnte,
denn meine Liebe gehört ihr immerdar.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4-6 of the original text.

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a text in English by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , found on back of leaf 53 of Popish Kingdome or Reigne of Antichrist; published in 1607 in Thomas Ford's Music of Sundry Kinds
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Word count: 166