by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637)
So beautie on the waters stood
Language: English
So beautie on the waters stood, When Love had ser'd earth from floud, So when he parted ayre from fire, Hee did with Concord all inspire, And then a motion hee them taught, That elder than himselfe was thought, Which thought was yet the childe of earth. For love is elder than his birth.
Authorship:
- by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637) [author's text not yet checked 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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "So beautie on the waters stood ", 2011 [tenor and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alfonso Ferrabosco (c1575 - 1628), "So beautie on the waters stood", from Ayres 1609 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Linda Godry
This text was added to the website: 2007-07-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 54