by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
Come, O come, my life's delight Matches original text
Language: English
Our translations: FRE
Come, O come, my life's delight! Let me not in languor pine: Love loves no delay, thy sight The more enjoyed, the more divine. O come, and take from me The pain of being deprived of thee. Thou all sweetness dost enclose, Like a little world of bliss: Beauty guards thy looks: the rose In them pure and eternal is. Come then! and make thy flight As swift to me as heavenly light!
Composition:
- Set to music by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), "Come, O come, my life's delight", published 1617, from The Third and Fourth Booke of Ayres - The Third Booke, no. 11
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), first published 1617
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Viens, oh viens, délice de ma vie", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 73