Thomas campion
Born in London on February 12, 1567, to John and Lucy Campion, Thomas Campion was a physician, a composer, and a poet. His parents died while he was a child, and at the age of fourteen he and a stepbrother were sent away to Cambridge. Campion did not earn a degree at Cambridge, but he came into contact with writers such as Thomas Nashe and Gabriel Harvey. In 1586, he enrolled at Gray's Inn, a law school, where he performed in plays and masques. The facts of his life from this time until 1602 remain vague; in 1602 Campion entered the University of Caen and shortly thereafter, at the age of forty, took up a medical practice in London.
When to her lute Corrina sings,
Her voice revives the leaden strings,
And doth in highest notes appear,
As any challeng'd echo clear ;
But when she doth of mourning speak,
Ev'n with her sighs the strings do break.
And as her lute doth live or die,
Led by her passion, so must I,
For when of pleasure she doth sing,
My thoughts enjoy a sudden spring,
But if she doth of sorrow speak,
Ev'n from my hart the strings doe break.
What you need to know: Thomas Campion was a renisance poet who only wrote lyric poetry which means his poems were intended to be said along with a song, in the case of this poem it was meant to be said along with a Lute: an antique guitar like instrument.
Well this poem has a story to tell about what seems to be a female musician. This poem is about a girl with such a heavenly voice that she can affect the very emotion of man. A voice so powerful that its able to clear any doubt that anyone has. As seen in these lines / As any challenged echo clear // and as her lute doth live or die led by her passion so must I /. It seems this poem speaks to all of man with an overwelming sense of emotion and meaning. Throughout the whole poem just about, it elaborates quite deeply into small details, both creating imagery, and trying to convey emotion into the passage. Like in the line / but if of sorrow she doth speak, even from my heart the stings do break / A reader can imagine her singing a sad song and everyone whose watching would begin to tear up because it just tugs at their heart strings. Like most lyric poetry this poem tells a very beautiful story with several sad elements which add to the poems depth.
When to her lute Corrina sings,
Her voice revives the leaden strings,
And doth in highest notes appear,
As any challeng'd echo clear ;
But when she doth of mourning speak,
Ev'n with her sighs the strings do break.
And as her lute doth live or die,
Led by her passion, so must I,
For when of pleasure she doth sing,
My thoughts enjoy a sudden spring,
But if she doth of sorrow speak,
Ev'n from my hart the strings doe break.
What you need to know: Thomas Campion was a renisance poet who only wrote lyric poetry which means his poems were intended to be said along with a song, in the case of this poem it was meant to be said along with a Lute: an antique guitar like instrument.
Well this poem has a story to tell about what seems to be a female musician. This poem is about a girl with such a heavenly voice that she can affect the very emotion of man. A voice so powerful that its able to clear any doubt that anyone has. As seen in these lines / As any challenged echo clear // and as her lute doth live or die led by her passion so must I /. It seems this poem speaks to all of man with an overwelming sense of emotion and meaning. Throughout the whole poem just about, it elaborates quite deeply into small details, both creating imagery, and trying to convey emotion into the passage. Like in the line / but if of sorrow she doth speak, even from my heart the stings do break / A reader can imagine her singing a sad song and everyone whose watching would begin to tear up because it just tugs at their heart strings. Like most lyric poetry this poem tells a very beautiful story with several sad elements which add to the poems depth.