I loved a lass
General information
Lyricist George Wither
Settings by composers
- Henry David Leslie ATBB
- Walter Cecil Macfarren TTBB
Texts and Translations
English text
1 I loved a lass, a fair one,
As fair as e'er was seen;
She was indeed a rare one,
Another Sheba Queen.
But, fool as then I was,
I thought she loved me too:
But now, alas! she's left me
Falero, lero, loo.
2 Her hair like gold did glister,
Each eye was like a star;
She did surpass her sister,
Which passed all others far;
The tears stood in her eyes,
Like to the morning dew:
But now, alas! she's left me
Falero, lero, loo.
3 Her cheeks were like the cherry,
Her skin as white as snow;
When she was blythe and merry,
She angel-like did show;
Her waist exceeding small;
The fives did fit her shoe:
But now, alas! she's left me
Falero, lero, loo.
4 To maidens' vows and swearing,
Henceforth no credit give;
You may give them a hearing,
But never them believe;
They are as false as fair,
Unconstant, frail, untrue:
For mine, alas! Hath left me,
Falero, lero, loo.