Shakespeare :Love's A Brief Comedy (Remastered)

Rich lute arpeggios and stately harpsichord set a regal Renaissance ambiance, joined by expressive recorders and subtle viola da gamba, Percussion features light hand drum and tambourine, with occasional modal modulations, Arrangement is ornate yet intimate throughout

[Verse 1] Good sir Good dame Pray Lend an ear Two fools did meet In yester-year Her tongue A sword His pride A shield Both lost the war And would not yield [Chorus] Love is a brief comedy Played once upon a borrowed stage We strut We fret We miss our cues Then bow and laugh away our rage Love is a brief comedy The jest is cruel and also kind We lose the plot Forget our lines Yet still return In heart and mind [Verse 2] She swore “I’ll wed My books My bed” He vowed “My heart Stays in my head” Yet in the glare Of candle glow One stumbled “stay” The other “go” [Chorus] Love is a brief comedy Played once upon a borrowed stage We strut We fret We miss our cues Then bow and laugh away our rage Love is a brief comedy The jest is cruel and also kind We lose the plot Forget our lines Yet still return In heart and mind [Bridge] Mark this Dear heart When curtains fall Our ghosts will flirt In every hall (oh) For every fool That swears they’re through Speaks in fair verse Then starts act two [Chorus] Love is a brief comedy Played once upon a borrowed stage We strut We fret We miss our cues But cling to hands Ignore our age Love is a brief comedy So take this bow and stand with me We’ll trade our sighs for rough applause And call it fate And call it free

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