Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Sonnet 138: When My Love Swears That He Is Made Of Truth, artist - Ane Brun. Date of issue: 22.04.2016
Song language: English
Sonnet 138: When My Love Swears That He Is Made Of Truth |
| When my love swears that she is made of truth |
| I do believe her, though I know she lies |
| That she might think me some untutored youth |
| Unlearned in the world’s false subtleties |
| Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young |
| Although she knows my days are past the best |
| Simply I credit her false speaking tongue |
| On both sides thus is simple truth suppressed |
| O, I lie with her, and she lies with me |
| In our faults by lies we flattered be |
| But wherefore says she not she is unjust? |
| And wherefore say not I that I am old? |
| O, love’s best habit is in seeming trust |
| And age in love loves not t' have years told |
| I lie with her, and she lies with me |
| In our faults by lies we flattered be |