New Feature Alert


It’s now easier than ever to see both the author's and the composer's versions of a text!

After more than a year in development, I'm thrilled to announce that we've finally implemented the ability to view "sung texts" with all the modifications by a given composer already applied. Over 10,000 pages will benefit from this improvement. It should especially benefit those of you who need accurate texts for concert programs and CD booklets.

I'm excited to share this new feature with all of you and hope that it enhances your experience on the LiederNet Archive. Take some time to explore and enjoy! — Emily

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11Come live with me and be my Love,Live with me, and be my love,
22And we will all the pleasures proveAnd we will all the pleasures prove
33That hills and valleys, dale and field,That hills and valleys, dales and fields,
44And all the craggy mountains yield.And all the craggy mountains yields.
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66There will we sit upon the rocksThere will we sit upon the rocks,
77And see the shepherds feed their flocks,And see the shepherds feed their flocks,
88By shallow rivers, to whose fallsBy shallow rivers, by whose falls
99Melodious birds sing madrigals.Melodious birds sing madrigals.
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1111There will I make thee beds of rosesThere will I make thee a bed of roses,
1212And a thousand fragrant posies,With a thousand fragrant posies,
1313A cap of flowers, and a kirtleA cap of flowers, and a kirtle
1414Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle.Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle.
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1616A gown made of the finest woolA belt of straw and ivy buds,
1717Which from our pretty lambs we pull,With coral clasps and amber studs;
1818Fair linèd slippers for the cold,And if these pleasures may thee move,
1919With buckles of the purest gold.Then live with me and be my love.
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2121A belt of straw and ivy buds<b>Love's Answer</b>
2222With coral clasps and amber studs:If that the world and love were young,
2323And if these pleasures may thee move,And truth in every shepherd's tongue,
2424Come live with me and be my Love.These pretty pleasures might me move,
2525To live with thee and be thy love.
26Thy silver dishes for thy meat
27As precious as the gods do eat,
28Shall on an ivory table be
29Prepared each day for thee and me.
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31The shepherd swains shall dance and sing
32For thy delight each May-morning:
33If these delights thy mind may move,
34Then live with me and be my Love.

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