by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
Followe thy faire sunne Matches original text
Language: English
Followe thy faire sunne unhappy shaddowe Though thou be blacke as night And she made all of light, Yet follow thy faire sunne unhappie shaddowe. Follow her whose light thy light depriveth, Though here thou liv'st disgrac't, And she in heaven is plac't, Yer lollow her whose light the world reviveth. Follow those pure beames whose beautie burneth That so have scorched thee, As thou still blacke must bee, Til her kind beames thy black to brightness turneth. Follow her while yet her glorie shineth: There comes a luckless night, That will dim all light, And this the black unhappie shade devineth. Follow still since so thy fates ordained, The sunne must have his shade, Till both at once do fade, The sun still approv'd the shadow still disdained.
Composition:
- Set to music by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), "Followe thy faire sunne", published 1601, from A Booke of Ayres = A Book of Airs, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
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Researcher for this page: Linda Godry
This text was added to the website: 2006-05-02
Line count: 20
Word count: 129