by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
Shame upon you, Robin
Language: English
Shame upon you, Robin, Shame upon you now! Kiss me would you? with my hands Milking the cow? Daisies grow again, Kingcups blow again, And you came and kiss'd me milking the cow. Robin came behind me, Kiss'd me well I vow; Cuff him could I? with my hands Milking the cow? Swallows fly again, Cuckoos cry again, And you came and kiss'd me milking the cow. Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow? Ringdoves coo again, All things woo again. Come behind and kiss me milking the cow!
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Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), no title, appears in Queen Mary, Act III, Scene 5, first published 1875 [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 Arthur Foote (1853 - 1937), "The Milkmaid's Song", op. 10 (Three songs) no. 3, published 1885 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Three Songs for Soprano or Tenor, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin (1862 - 1901), "The Milkmaid's Song", 1881 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Horatio William Parker (1863 - 1919), "Milkmaid's song", published 1904 [ medium voice and piano ], from Two Songs from Tennyson's "Queen Mary", no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924), "The Milkmaid's Song", op. 6 no. 1 (1875), published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Two Songs from incidental music to the play Queen Mary, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-28
Line count: 21
Word count: 100