by Philip Sidney, Sir (1554 - 1586)
My true love hath my heart See original
Language: English
My true love hath my heart, and I have his,
By just exchange one to the other given:
I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss,
There never was a better bargain driven:
My true love hath my heart, and I have his.
His heart in me keeps him and me in one,
My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides:
He loves my heart, for once it was his own,
I cherish his because in me it bides:
My true love hath my heart, and I have his.
Note: parodied in Archibald Stodart-Walker's My true friend hath my hat.
Note: Somervell's setting has several changes to the punctuation (as supplied by Mike Pearson):
Line One: No first comma
Line Three: No first comma
Line Five: No first comma
Line Seven: Full stop not colon
Line Eight: Full stop not colon
Line Ten: No first comma
Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Sir (1848 - 1918), "My true love hath my heart", 1881-3, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from English Lyrics, First Set, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Philip Sidney, Sir (1554 - 1586)
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Researcher for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-26
Line count: 10
Word count: 93