And yet I love her till I die (Charles Hubert Hastings Parry)
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CPDL #16480: Sibelius4
- Editor: John Henry Fowler (added 2008-3-31). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 71 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: File Sizes: PDF: 71 KB, MIDI: 12 KB, Sib4: 43 KB.
General Information
Title: And yet I love her till I die
Composer: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Solo Tenor
Genre: Secular, Art song
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
Published: 1903
Description: Number 2 of C. H. H. Parry's "English Lyrics" - Set 6. Anonymous lyrics found in Thomas Ford's "Music of Sundry kinds" - 1607.
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Original text and translations
English text
- There is a lady sweet and kind,
- Was never face so pleased my mind;
- I did but see her passing by,
- And yet I love her till I die.
- Her gesture, motion and her [smiles]1,
- Her wit, her voice, my heart [beguiles]2;
- Beguile my heart, I know not why,
- And yet I love her till I die.
- Had I her fast betwixt mine arms,
- Judge you that think such sports were harms,
- Were't any harm? No, no, fie, fie!
- For I will love her till I die.
- [ Should I remain confinèd there
- So long as Phoebus in his sphere,
- I to request, she to deny,
- Yet would I love her till I die.
- Her free behavior, winning looks,
- Will make a lawyer burn his books.
- I touched her not alas not I,
- And yet I'll love her till I die. ]3
- Cupid is winged and doth range
- Her country so my love doth change;
- But change she earth or change she sky,
- Yet will I love her till I die.
- Lyrics: Found on back of leaf 53 of "Popish Kingdome" or "Reigne of Antichris".
- Used also in Thomas Ford's collection: "Music of Sundry Kinds" - 1607.
Notes:
- Text substitutions by C.H.H.Parry:
- 1 "smile"
- 2 "beguile"
- 3 [ ... ] shows omitted text.