by Tobias Hume (c1569 - 1645)
O love, they wrong thee much
Language: English
O love, they wrong thee much that say thy sweet is bitter, when thy rich fruit is such as nothing can be sweeter. Fair house of joy and bliss, where truest pleasure is, I do adore thee; I know thee what thou art, I serve thee with my heart, and fall before thee.
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Authorship:
- by Tobias Hume (c1569 - 1645), "In laudem amoris (In praise of love)", from First Part of Airs, first published 1605 [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 Tobias Hume (c1569 - 1645), "In laudem amoris (In praise of love)", published 1605 [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "In Praise of Love", op. 7 (1943) [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-21
Line count: 10
Word count: 53