John Dowland




Wilt thou, unkind, thus reave me

Wilt thou unkind thus reave me
Of my heart, of my heart, and so leave me? 
Farewell: Farewell,
But yet or e'er I part (O cruel)
Kiss me sweet, sweet my jewell. 

Hope by disdain grows cheerless,
Fear doth love, love doth fear, beauty peerless.
Farewell: Farewell,
But yet or e'er I part (O cruel)
Kiss me sweet, sweet my jewell. 

If no delays can move thee,
Life shall die, death shall live still to love thee. 
Farewell: Farewell,
But yet or e'er I part (O cruel)
Kiss me sweet, sweet my jewell. 

Yet be thou mindful ever,
Heat from fire, fire from heat none can sever. 
Farewell: Farewell,
But yet or e'er I part (O cruel)
Kiss me sweet, sweet my jewell. 

True love cannot be changed,
Though delight from desert be estranged 
Farewell: Farewell,
But yet or e'er I part (O cruel)
Kiss me sweet, sweet my jewel.

spoken = Susannah Wood