Benjamin Britten
Fair and fair
Fair and fair, and twice so fair
As fair as any may be;
The fairest shepherd on our green
A love for any lady
Fair and fair, and twice so fair
As fair as any may be;
Thy love is fair for thee alone
And for no other lady
My love is fair, my love is gay
As fresh as bin the flowers in May
And of my love my roundelay
My merry, merry, merry roundelay
Concludes with Cupid's curse:
"They that do change old love for new
Pray gods they change for worse!"
My love can pipe, my love can sing
My love can many a pretty thing
And of his lovely praises ring
My merry, merry, merry roundеlays
Amen to Cupid's curse:
"They that do changе old love for new
Pray gods they change for worse!"