Z 605/1 Oh! how you protest. [Italian translation]

O How you Protest, and solemnly Lye,

Look humble, and fawn like an Ass?

I'm pleas'd I must own, whenever I see

A Lover that's brought to this pass.

But keep farther off, y'are naughty I fear;

I vow I will never yield to't:

You ask me in vain, for never I swear,

I never, no never will do't.

For when the Deed's done, how quickly you go;

No more of the Lover remains.

In haste you depart, what e're we can do,

And stubbornly throw off your Chains:

Desist then in time, let's hear on't no more;

I vow I will never yield to't:

You promise in vain, in vain you adore;

I never, no never will do't.

• Artist:Henry Purcell
• Album:The Mock Marriage, Z 605-