by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
Though your strangenes frets my heart Matches base text
Language: English
Though your strangenesse frets my hart, Yet may not I complaine : You perswade me, 'tis but Art, That secret loue must faine. If another you affect, Tis but a shew t'auoid suspect. Is this faire excusing ? O no, all is abusing. Your wisht sight if I desire, Suspitions you pretend, Causelesse you your selfe retire, While I in vaine attend. This a Louer whets, you say, Still made more eager by delay. Is this faire excusing ? O, no, all is abusing. When another holds your hand, You sweare I hold your hart : When my Riuals close doe stand, And I sit farre apart, I am neerer yet then they, Hid in your bosome, as you say. Is this faire excusing ? O no, all is abusing. Would my Riual then I were, Or els your secret friend : So much lesser should I feare, And not so much attend. Then enioy you, eu'ry one, Yet I must seeme your friend alone. Is this faire excusing ? O no, all is abusing.
Composition:
- Set to music by Robert Jones (flourished 1597-1615), "Though your strangenes frets my heart", published 1609 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with lute and bass viol ], from A Musical Dreame or Fourth Booke of Ayres, no. 1, Confirmed with A Musicall Dreame, or the Fourth Book of Ayres by Robert Jones. Imprinted by John Windet, and are to be sold by Simon Waterson, in Powles, Church-yeard at the Signe of the Crowne, London 1609.
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-11-16
Line count: 28
Word count: 168