by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Farewell, once my delight
Language: English
Farewell, once my delight! Farewell, the nearest Part of my heart, and of the world the dearest! I'll plain no more to love, no more to thee; But cease to mourn where none will pity me. And though I hate my life since you hate me, I'll cover it to hide your cruelty. And since my love and me you disavow, As if to love you were to injure you, I'll mildly temporize with my unrest, And fly the face I carry in my breast, Nor farther seek. This only shall suffice me: My love deserved you, though you did despise me. Farewell! Farewell! And may you ever be Good as you are, though ne'er so bad to me. Be you beloved of all, and lastly shine As fair in heaven's eye as you are in mine.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Walter Porter (1587 - 1659), "Farewell, once my delight", published 1632. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 137