by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625)
Tell me, dearest, what is love?
Language: English
Tell me, dearest, what is love? 'Tis a lightning from above; 'Tis an arrow, 'tis a fire; 'Tis a boy they call desire; 'Tis a grave Gapes to have Those poor fools that long to prove. Tell me more, are women true? Yes, some are, and some as you. Some are willing, some are strange, Since you men first taught to change, And till troth Be in both All shall love to love anew. Tell me more yet, can they grieve? Yes, and sicken sore, but live And be wise, and delay When you men are as wise as they Then I see Faith will be Never, till they both believe.
Authorship:
- by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625), appears in The Captain [author's text checked 1 time 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 Robert Johnson (c1583 - 1633), "Tell me, dearest, what is love?" [voice and lute] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ross Klatte
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-06
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Word count: 111