Posted by KParke on April 29, 19104 at 19:56:12:

In Reply to: Re: "Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite" posted by Anathi Goseni on November 05, 19103 at 02:31:41:

Hi:

I'm afraid I can't help you with the date, but I can give you an Elizabethan English "heads up" that (while being slightly risque) helps to make the song make much more sense. The verb "to die" in Elizabeth times, in addition to the meaning we use today, ALSO meant making love, more specifically the climax. Therefore, you can see that the first verse ("to die w/ you in sweetest sympathy") is clearly referring to that meaning, while the second ("I die in deadly pain") is a poetic reference to death as we use the word today. This gives the verses an interesting juxtaposition that you miss if you try to read the first verse with the modern sense of "to die" -- it really makes no sense that way.

Hope you find this helpful!

: : Hello.

: : I am writing a 250 word essay on my school chorus's performance. My teacher said we are to write the dates, composers, and other things about two songs we performed. One of them is "Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite". Does anyone know the year this was written? I obviously know the composer's name, if I'm here, and this is the only piece of information I need! I've been to JohnDowland.com, but there is no information on this song, just the title of it.

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