by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Upon the roses in Julia's bosom
Language: English
Thrice happy roses, so much grac'd to have Within the bosom of my love your grave. Die when ye will, your sepulchre is known, Your grave her bosom is, the lawn the stone.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Upon the roses in Julia's bosom" [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Upon the roses in Julia's bosom", op. 54 (Twenty-Five Songs in Five Sets of Five Each: Set V) no. 2 (1922) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-30
Line count: 4
Word count: 33