Come away sweet love

Come away sweet love and play thee,
Lest grief and care betray thee.
Fa la la ...
Leave off this sad lamenting
And take thy heart's contenting.
The nymphs to sport invite thee,
And running in an out delights thee.
Fa la la ...

by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

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

by Thomas Morley (1557-1602) , "Come away sweet love"

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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