by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
When the God of merrie loue
Language: English
When the God of merrie loue As yet in his cradle lay, Thus his wither'd nurse did say : Thou a wanton boy wilt proue To deceiue the powers aboue ; For by thy continuall smiling I see thy power of beguiling. Therewith she the babe did kisse ; When a sodaine fire out came From those burning lips of his, That did her with loue enflame, But none would regard the same, So that, to her daie of dying, The old wretch liu'd euer crying.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620) [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 Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), "When the God of merrie loue", published 1601, from the collection A Booke of Ayres = A Book of Airs, no. 15. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-16
Line count: 14
Word count: 83