Sleep wayward thoughts (John Dowland)

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General Information

Title: Sleep wayward thoughts
Composer: John Dowland

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Secular, Lute song

Language: English
Instruments: Lute

First published: 1597 in The First Booke of Songs or Ayres, no. 13

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Original text and translations

English text 1  Sleep wayward thoughts,and rest you with my love, Let not my Love be with my love diseas'd. Touch not proud hands, least you her anger move, But pine you with my longings, long displeas'd. Thus while she sleeps, I sorrow for her sake, So sleeps my Love, and yet my love doth wake. 2  But on the fury of my restless fear, The hidden anguish of my flesh desires, The glories and the beauties that appear, Between her brows near Cupid's closed fires Thus while she sleeps, moves sighing for her sake, So sleeps my Love, and yet my love doth wake. 3  My love doth rage, and yet my Love doth rest, Fear in my love, and yet my Love secure, Peace in my Love, and yet my love oppress'd, Impatient yet of perfect temperature, Sleep dainty Love, while I sigh for thy sake, So sleeps my Love, and yet my love doth wake.

Polish translation 1  Śpijcie, krnąbrne myśli, i dajcie odetchnąć mojej miłości: Niech nie towarzyszy mej Ukochanej uczucie ułomne. Nie tknijcie, pyszne dłonie, by nie poruszyć jej złości Lecz tęsknijcie, niczym me tęskności płonne. Bo gdy ona śpi, cierpię przez wzgląd na nią I budzi się ma miłość, gdy śpi Miłość ma, jak Anioł. 2  Lecz, o furie gniewu mego, nieustające! Skryta udręko mych cielesnych żądzy! Piękności i cudowności, wciąż ukazujące Się pośród płomieni Kupida ognisk gorących. Bo gdy ona śpi, dotyk mój tęski za nią I budzi się ma miłość, gdy śpi Miłość ma, jak Anioł. 3  Ma miłość szaleje, gdy Miłość ma śpi. Ma miłość boi się, lecz Miłość jest bezpieczna. Pokój mej Miłości, choć miłość w okowach drży. Niecierpliwa, choć z natury swej stateczna. Śpij kochana, gdym ku tobie zwrócony westchnień litanią I budzi się ma miłość, gdy śpi Miłość ma, jak Anioł. Translation by Stanisław Jonczyk