Sweet Art Thou lyrics
Song information
Artist: Theatre Of Tragedy
Album: Theatre Of Tragedy
Lyrics
Stay still patient; wilt thou my sister of merciful troth be?
I shall attempt the halter of thy life make less lighten'd!
I shall climb the yew
Will it subdue me or not!
Swooning emotions smite my bosom -
I have in aptness depriev'd thy eyrie
Oh! - but ne'er alas;
Fro many another a lass -
Lodge here fore'ermore
Dodge thither sable of yore!
A narrow dell hath now for me turn'd into a broad land;
A land rich with fields of the simbelmyne
Sonorous to my ears are the words form'd by thy tongue;
Conquer me! - waylay me! - swathe me 'twixt thy arms!
Make me sense the wine which is drunk by queens
And let it flow white and full in tast o'er my lips
Make me sense the wine which is drunk by kings
And let it flow red and full in taste o'er my lips
A dais'd bridge o'er the ghyll
In which a river bottomless -
I would have drowned
Yet thou drewest me out soaking!
Save thou art not yet all parched -
Eavesdroppest ye: a wee drop
I can hear it! - I can feel it!
Whence it comes I can only deem
Yet I will not tarry idly!
Lest this for me is a gay dream:
Let it adamant be -
A dream that will sojourn eternally -
Empty the flagon in me!
In which theatre I will act!
[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]
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