composed by John Dowland, 1563-1626
this setting by Ward Swingle shows why this is one of the most beautiful ballads ever written sung wonderfully by Sue Bickley and The New Swingle Singers
hearing this superb blend of voices, you can understand why this version of the Swingle Singers is my fav
from early 80s
BackRowL2R: Ward Swingle(T), Michael Dore(B), Kym Amps(S)(gotta love that flowing red hair)
FrontRowL2R: Sue Bickley(A), Carol Canning(A), Simon Grant(B), Olive Simpson(S), Philip Sheffield(T)
Come again,
sweet love doth now invite,
thy graces that refrain
to do me due delight.
To see, to hear,
to touch, to kiss,
to die with thee again
in sweetest sympathy
Come again,
that I may cease to mourn
through thy unkind disdain
now left and forlorn.
I sit, I sigh,
I weep, I faint,
I die, in deadly pain
and endless misery
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