by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
Loue me or not, loue her I must or dye
Language: English
Loue me or not, loue her I must or dye ; Leaue me or not, follow her needs must I. O that her grace would my wisht comforts giue. How rich in her, how happy should I liue ! All my desire, all my delight should be Her to enioy, her to vnite to mee : Enuy should cease, her would I loue alone : Who loues by lookes, is seldome true to one. Could I enchant, and that it lawfull were, Her would I charme softly that none should heare. But loue enforc'd rarely yeelds firme content ; So would I loue that neyther should repent.
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), "Loue me or not, loue her I must or dye", published 1617, from the collection The Third and Fourth Booke of Ayres - The Fourth Booke, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 102