Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove that our happiness will come naturally.
That valleys, groves, hills, and fields, Linquan is interesting and pastoral,
Woods or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the rocks, If you live with me and love me,
Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks, we will sit upon the rocks.
By shallow rivers to whose falls, watch the shepherds herding cattle and sheep,
Melodious birds sing madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of roses,
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle, Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle; Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool If you live with me and love me,
Which from our pretty lambs we pull; we will shear the finest wool,
Which from our pretty lambs we pull;
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Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of th purest gold;
A belt of straw and ivy buds,
With coral clasps and amber studs: Amber is used as hook paint.
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me and be my love.
The shepherds' swains shall dance and sing As long as you can be happy, every morning in May,
For thy delight each May morning: The shepherds dance and cheer for you,
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If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me and be my love. Then live with me and be my love.