by John Donne (1572 - 1631)
Since she whom I lov'd Matches original text
Language: English
Since she whom I lov'd hath pay'd her last debt To Nature, and to hers, and my good is dead, And her Soule early into Heaven ravished, Wholly on heavenly things my mind is sett. Here the admyring her my mind did whett To seeke thee God; so streams do shew their head; But though I have found thee and thou my thirst hast fed, A holy thirsty dropsy melts mee yett, But why should I begg more love, when as thou Dost wooe my soul for hers: off'ring all thine: And dost not only feare lest I allow My love to Saints and Angels, things divine, But in thy tender jealousy dost doubt Lest the world, Fleshe, yea, Devill putt thee out.
Composition:
- Set to music by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Since she whom I lov'd", op. 35 no. 6 (1945), published 1946 [ high voice and piano ], from The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, no. 6
Text Authorship:
- by John Donne (1572 - 1631), no title, appears in Holy Sonnets, no. 17
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Daniel Johannsen) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 123