by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Upon parting
Language: English
Goe hence away, and in thy parting know tis not my voice, but heavens, that bidds thee goe; Spring hence thy faith, nor thinke it ill desert I find in thee, that makes me thus to part, But voice of fame, and voice of heaven have thunderd we both were lost, if both of us not sunderd; fould now thine armes, and in thy last looke reare one Sighe of love, and coole it with a teare; Since part we must Let's kisse, that done retire with as cold frost, as erst we mett with fire; With such white vowes as fate can nere dissever but truth knitt fast; and so farewell for ever.
Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674) [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 Gordon Ware Binkerd (1916 - 2003), "Upon parting" [text verified 1 time]
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Line count: 12
Word count: 114