by Robert Crawford (flourished 18th century or earlier)
I'll never leave thee
Language: English
One day I heard Mary say, How shall I leave thee! Stay, dearest Adonis, stay, Why wilt thou grieve me? Alas! my fond heart will break, If thou should'st leave me; I'll live and die for thy sake, Yet never leave thee. Say, lovely Adonis, say, Has Mary deceived thee? Did e'er her young heart betray New love that's grieved thee? My constant mind ne'er shall stray, Thou may'st believe me; I'll love thee, lad, night and day, And never leave thee. But leave thee, leave thee, lad, How shall I leave thee? Oh! that thought makes me sad! I'll never leave thee. Where could my Adonis fly? Why does he grieve me? Alas! my poor heart will die, If he should leave me!
Authorship:
- by Robert Crawford (flourished 18th century or earlier) [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "I'll never leave thee", JHW. XXXII/5 no. 367, Hob. XXXIa no. 205. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-11
Line count: 24
Word count: 124