4. New Love
Philomel singing,
So sweet,
My heart burns to hear her,
Repeat.
With the love of a maid,
Aflower,
With the love of a maid,
Afire,
New love, new love,
Dying of Desire.
Flower of all maidens,
My love,
Rose o'er all roses
Above.
With the love of a maid,
Aflower,
With the love of a maid,
Afire,
New love, new love,
Dying of Desire.
All the sweet of life,
Thy consenting,
All the bitterness,
Thy repenting.
With the love of a maid,
Aflower,
With the love of a maid,
Afire,
New love, new love,
Dying of Desire.
O nightingale, be still
for an hour
Till the heart sings.
With the love of a maid,
Aflower,
With the love of a maid,
Afire,
New love, new love,
Dying of Desire.
Come, mistress mine,
Joy with thee,
Come, fairest, come,
Love, to me.
With the love of a maid,
Aflower,
With the love of a maid,
Afire,
New love, new love,
Dying of Desire.
translated by Helen Waddell
(with permission from Miss Mollie Martin and Stanbrook Abbey)
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