Lyrics
Come away, come sweet love
the golden morning breaks;
all the earth, all the air
of love and pleasure speaks.
Teach thine arms then to embrace,
and sweet rosy lips to kiss,
and mix our souls in mutual bliss.
Eyes were made for beautys grace,
Viewing, rueing loves-long pain
procurd by beautys rude disdain.
Come away, come sweet love
the golden morning wastes,
while the sun from his sphere
his fiery arrows casts,
Making all the shadows fly,
playing, staying in the grove
to entertain the stealth of love.
Thither, sweet love, let us hie,
Flying, dying in desire
wingd with sweet hopes
and heavnly fire.
Come away, come sweet love.
do not in vain adorn
Beautys grace, that should rise
like to the naked morn.
Lilies on the riverside
and fair Cyprian flowrs new-blown
Desire no beauties but their own,
Ornament is nurse of pride,
Pleasure, measure loves delight.
Haste then, sweet love, our wished flight!
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