Classic Poem

I

Go tell Amynta, gentle swain,
I would not die, nor dare complain;
Thy tuneful voice with numbers join,
Thy words will more prevail than mine;
To souls oppressed and dumb with grief
The gods ordain this kind relief,
That music should in sounds convey
What dying lovers dare not say.

II

A sigh or tear perhaps she'll give,
But love on pity cannot live.
Tell her that hearts for hearts were made,
And love with love is only paid.
Tell her my pains so fast increase
That soon they will be past redress;
But ah! the wretch that speechless lies
Attends but death to close his eyes.