by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
Thrice tosse these Oaken ashes Matches original text
Language: English
Thrice tosse these Oaken ashes in the ayre; Thrice sit thou mute in this inchanted chayre: And thrice three times tye up this true loves knot, And murmur soft shee will, or shee will not. Goe burn these poys'nous weedes in yon blew fire, These Screech-owles fethers, and this prockling bryer, This Cypresse gathered at a dead mans grave; That all my feares and cares an end may have. Then come you Fayries, dance with me a round, Melt her hard hart with yout melodious sound: In vaine alre all the charms I can devise, She hath an Arte to breake them with her eyes.
Composition:
- Set to music by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), "Thrice tosse these Oaken ashes", published 1617, from The Third and Fourth Booke of Ayres - The Third Booke, no. 9
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), first published 1617
See other settings of this text.
Researcher for this page: Linda Godry
This text was added to the website: 2006-12-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 105