by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
Come away, arm'd with loues delights
Language: English
Come away, arm'd with loues delights,
Thy spritefull graces bring with thee,
When loues longing fights,
They must the sticklers be.
Come quickly, come, the promis'd houre is wel-nye spent,
And pleasure being too much deferr'd looseth her best content.
Is shee come ? O, how neare is shee ?
How farre yet from this friendly place ?
How many steps from me ?
When shall I her imbrace ?
These armes Ile spred, which onely at her sight shall close,
Attending as the starry flowre that the Suns noone-tide knowes.
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), "Come away, arm'd with loues delights", published c1613, from the collection Two Bookes of Ayres - The Second Booke, no. 17. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 87