Must love that tyrant (Robert King)

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• (Posted 2022-08-09)  CPDL #70321:         

Editor: Wim Looyestijn (submitted 2022-08-09).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 137 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Original in g-minor.

General Information

Title: Must love that tyrant
Composer: Robert King
Lyricist: Pierre-Antoine Motteux^{create page}
Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: S
Genre: Secular, Lute song

Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo

First published: 1692 in: The Gentlemen's Journal, or the Monthly Miscellany; April 1692, pg. 27-28
Description:  The lyrics are by the Editor of the Journal.

Original text and translations

English text

Must Love that Tyrant of the breast
have all our Songs, have all our hours,
whilest he alone disturbs our rest,
and with his cares our hearts devours?
No more let's blame ignoble Souls
who dote on arbitrary Pow'rs.
Since cruel Love our wills controuls,
yet all the world the Toy adores.

For shame let's break the feeble bonds,
and our old liberty regain;
Love against Reason seldom stands,
when e're that sways its pow'r is vain.
When man the price of freedom known,
Cupid is easily outbrav'd.
The bugbear onely conquers those
who fondly seek to be enslav'd.