by John Heywood (c1497 - c1580)
If love, for love of long time had
Language: English
If love, for love of long time had, May join with joy, and care hence cast, Then may remembrance make me glad, Days, weeks, and years, in all time past My Love hath loved me so lovingly, And I will love her as truly. And as we twain have loved and do, So be we fixed to love even still; The law of love hath made us two To work two willës in one will: My Love will love me so lovingly, And I will love her as truly. Ye lovers all in present place That long for love continual, I wish to you like pleasant case As ye perceive by me doth fall, And yours to love as lovingly.
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- by John Heywood (c1497 - c1580), no title [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 John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "The Law Of Love", op. 341 (1952) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-27
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Word count: 120