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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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Text 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", published 1927 [ voice and piano ], from Three New Old Songs, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Harriet Ware (1877 - 1962), "To Lucasta", published 1909 [ voice and piano ], Cincinnati : John Church [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Adolf von Marées) , "Abschied des Cavaliers"


Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
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!

Text Authorship:

  • by Adolf von Marées (1801 - 1874), "Abschied des Cavaliers" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in English by Richard Lovelace (1618 - 1658)
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

    [ None yet in the database ]


Researcher for this page: Volkmar Henschel

This text was added to the website: 2021-02-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

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