by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
If you a wrinkle on the sea have been
Language: English
If you a wrinkle on the sea have been, Ambitious, rise till it a wave hath been, And marked that wave ascending high, Dash down again, and in an instant die, Give in to death, beginning to a new Till wrapt within themselves we loose their view, So in love's growth, a spark begets a flame, And that, burnt out, returns to ash again. These the degrees and ends of lovers' bliss, From small to great, then nothing is.
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 William Lawes (1602 - 1645), "If you a wrinkle on the sea have been", from the collection Songs from the Autograph Songbook, no. 4. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2013-06-25
Line count: 10
Word count: 79