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by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)

O deare that I with thee might liue
Language: English 
      O deare that I with thee might liue,
           From humane trace remoued :
      Where iealous care might neither grieue,
           Yet each dote on their loued.
While fond feare may colour finde, Loue's seldome pleased ;
But much like a sicke mans rest, it's soone diseased.

      Why should our mindes not mingle so,
           When loue and faith is plighted,
       That eyther might the others know,
            Alike in all delighted ?
Why should frailtie breed suspect, when hearts are fixed ?
Must all humane ioyes of force with griefe be mixed ?

       How oft haue wee eu'n smilde in teares,
            Our fond mistrust repenting ?
       As snow when heauenly fire appeares,
             So melts loues hate relenting.
Vexed kindnesse soone fals off and soone returneth :
Such a flame the more you quench the more it burneth. 

Text Authorship:

  • by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620) [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 Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), "O deare that I with thee might liue", published c1613, from the collection Two Bookes of Ayres - The Second Booke, no. 8. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-11-16
Line count: 18
Word count: 128

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