by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
How I sigh
Language: English
How I sigh when I think of the charms of my swain, And remember how sweetly he kindness can feign; Oh! I rather would love all his falsehoods than try, There still is some pleasure, though 'twere but to die.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "How I sigh", Z. 374, published 1681. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 40