John Dowland - Disdain Me Still | Dowland's Foundry

'Disdain me still' by John Dowland (1563–1626) No. 1 - A Pilgrimes Solace (1612) Recorded in St Pancras Clock Tower with thanks to the owners Dowland's Foundry: Gwendolen Martin - Soprano Clemmie Franks - Alto Daniel Thomson - Tenor Laurence Williams - Bass Sam Brown - Lute Directed by Joe Oswald Sound by Duncan Appleby --- Text: William, Earl of Pembroke (attrib.) Disdain me still, that I may ever love, For who his love enjoys can love no more. The war once past with ease men cowards prove: And ships return'd do rot upon the shore. And though thou frown, I'll say thou art most fair: And still I'll love, though still I must despair. As heat to life, so is desire to love, And these once quench'd, both life and love are gone. Let not my sighs nor tears thy virtue move, Like baser metals do not melt too soon. Laugh at my woes although I ever mourn. Love surfeits with rewards, his nurse is scorn.