by William Cartwright (1611 - 1643)
Love and musick
Language: English
Come my Sweet, whilst ev'ry strain cals our souls into theEare, where the greedy listning fain would turn into the sound they heare; left in desire to fill the quire themselves they tye to harmony, let's kiss & call them back again. Now let's orderly convey Our Souls into each other's brest, Where enterchanged let them stay Slumb'ring in a melting rest; Then with new fire Let them retire, And still present Sweet fresh content Youthfull as the clear day.
Text Authorship:
- by William Cartwright (1611 - 1643) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Henry Lawes (c1595 - 1662), "Love and musick", from the collection Ayres and Dialogues, Book 1 [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-04-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 80