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by William Browne, of Tavistock (1588 - 1643)

Welcome, welcome, do I sing
Language: English 
Welcome, welcome, do I sing,
  Far more welcome than the spring;
He that parteth from you never
  Shall enjoy a spring for ever.
Love, that to the voice is near,
  Breaking from your iv'ry pale,
Need not walk abroad to hear
  The delightful nightingale.
     Welcome, welcome, then I sing, etc.

Love, that looks still on your eyes
  Though the winter have begun
To benumb our arteries,
  Shall not want the summer's sun.
     Welcome, welcome, then I sing, etc.

Love, that still may see your cheeks
  Where all rareness still reposes,
Is a fool if e'er he seeks
  Other lilies, other roses.
     Welcome, welcome, then I sing, etc.

Love, to whom your soft lip yields,
  And perceives your breath in kissing,
All the odours of the fields
  Never, never shall be missing.
     Welcome, welcome, then I sing, etc.

Love, that question would anew
  What fair Eden was of old,
Let him rightly study you
  And a brief of that behold.
     Welcome, welcome, then I sing, etc.

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Text Authorship:

  • by William Browne, of Tavistock (1588 - 1643), no title [author's text checked 1 time 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 John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Love, that looks still on your eyes", op. 368 (1952) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-04-28
Line count: 29
Word count: 165

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