The Loyal Lover
Language: English
I'll weave my love a garland, It shall be dress'd so fine; I'll set it round with roses, With lilies, pinks, and thyme. And I'll present it to my love When he comes back from sea, For I love my love, and I love my love, Because my love loves me. I wish I were an arrow That sped into the air, To seek him as a sparrow, And, if he was not there Then quickly I'd become a fish, To search the raging sea, For I love my love, and I love my love, Because my love loves me. I would I were a reaper, I'd seek him in the corn, I would I were a keeper, I'd hunt him with my horn. I'd blow a blast, when found at last, Beneath the greenwood tree, For I love my love, and I love my love, Because my love loves me.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Benjamin Burrows (1891 - 1966), "The loyal lover", 1928 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "The Loyal Lover", op. 536 (1959) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "The Loyal Lover", op. 196 (1948) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Ken Edensor
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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