by Richard Lovelace (1618 - 1658)
Translation by Adolf von Marées (1801 - 1874)
Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind
Language: English
Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, dear, so much, Lov'd I not honour more.
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Authorship
- by Richard Lovelace (1618 - 1658) [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 Richard Jackson Cumming (b. 1928), "Going to the warres", 1963, published 1969 [ medium voice and piano ], from We Happy Few, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Sir (1848 - 1918), "To Lucasta, on going to the wars", 1895, published 1895, from English Lyrics, Third Set, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Arthur Somervell, Sir (1863 - 1937), "To Lucasta, on going to the wars" [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Adolf von Marées) , "Abschied des Cavaliers"
Researcher for this text: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 72
Abschied des Cavaliers
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Sag' mir nicht, daß ich lieblos bin, Flieh' aus der Klosterruh' Vom keuschen Busen, stillen Sinn Ich Krieg und Waffen zu. Ja! Eine Liebste such' ich neu: Den Feind im Schlachtgefild! Und halte fest mit stärk'rer Treu' Ein Schwert und Roß und Schild. Doch, auch von dir verdienet Preis Ein Wankelmuth wie der! Nicht könnt' ich lieben dich so heiß, Liebt' ich nicht die Ehre mehr!
Authorship
- by Adolf von Marées (1801 - 1874), "Abschied des Cavaliers" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in English by Richard Lovelace (1618 - 1658)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
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Researcher for this text: Volkmar Henschel
This text was added to the website: 2021-02-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 66