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On Monsieur's Departure

by Hildur Hoglind

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"On Monsieur's Departure" is a poem by Queen Elizabeth I of England, written some time in the late 1500's.

Music, guitar, vocals and arrangement by Hildur Höglind
Recorded in Johannishus, Sweden
Producer: Niclas Höglind

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I grieve and dare not show my discontent,
I love and yet am forced to seem to hate,
I do, yet dare not say I ever meant,
I seem stark mute but inwardly do prate.
I am and not, I freeze and yet am burned,
Since from myself another self I turned.

My care is like my shadow in the sun,
Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it,
Stands and lies by me, doth what I have done.
His too familiar care doth make me rue it.
No means I find to rid him from my breast,
Till by the end of things it be suppress.
No means I find to rid him from my breast,
Till by the end of things it be supprest.

Some gentler passion slide into my mind,
For I am soft and made of melting snow;
Or be more cruel, love, and so be kind.
Let me or float or sink, be high or low.
Or let me live with some more sweet content,
Or die and so forget what love ere meant.
Or let me live with some more sweet content,
Or die and so forget what love ere meant.

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released September 1, 2017
Music, guitar, vocals and arrangement by Hildur Höglind
Recorded in Johannishus, Sweden
Producer: Niclas Höglind
Artwork: Kaimiola Ho

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Hildur Höglind is a musician and songwriter from Blekinge, Sweden, who has received both the STIM grant, the Blekinge culture grant and a grant from The Royal Swedish Academy of Music. It is clear that the lyrics are the focal point of Hildur’s work, but the melodies are not far behind; sometimes ethereal and serene, sometimes intense and fierce. Ideas, death and art inspire her songwriting. ... more

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