Thomas Campion(1567–1620)
When to Her Lute Corinna Sings
When to Her Lute Corinna Sings
Her voice revives the leaden strings,
And doth in highest notes appear
As any challenged 0 echo clear;aroused
But when she doth of mourning speak,
Ev'n with her sighs the strings do break.
And as her lute doth live or die,
Led by her passion, so must I:
For when of pleasure she doth sing,
My thoughts enjoy a sudden spring,
But if she doth of sorrow speak,
Ev'n from my heart the strings do break.