by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
A Hymn in Praise of Neptune
Language: English
Of Neptune's empire let us sing, At whose command the waves obey; To whom the rivers tribute pay, Down the high mountains sliding: To whom the scaly nation yields Homage for the crystal fields Wherein they dwell: And every sea-dog pays a gem Yearly out of his wat'ry cell To deck great Neptune's diadem. The Tritons dancing in a ring Before his palace gates do make The water with their echoes quake, Like the great thunder sounding: The sea-nymphs chant their accents shrill, And the sirens, taught to kill With their sweet voice, Make ev'ry echoing rock reply Unto their gentle murmuring noise The praise of Neptune's empery.
Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), "A Hymn in Praise of Neptune" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924), "A Hymn in Praise of Neptune", op. 19 (Six songs) no. 1 (1882), published 1884 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-02-11
Line count: 20
Word count: 108