Fain would I love, but that I fear (Hughes, set by J. Berger) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Fain would I love, but that I fear
I quickly should the willow wear;
Fain would I marry, but men say
When love is tied, he will away.
Then tell me, love, what shall I do
To cure these fears whene'er I woo?
The fair one, she's a mark to all,
The brown each one doth lovely call,
The black's a pearl in fair men's eyes,
The rest will stoop at any prize.
Then tell me, love, what shall I do
To cure these fears whene'er I woo?

Input by John Glenn Paton

Authorship

R. Hughes (16th century)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Jean Berger (1909-2002)

Amoretti: Five love songs on poems by 16th and 17th century authors

Date added to the website: 2004-06-06.

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