Welcome, maids-of-honour! You do bring In the spring, And wait upon her. She has virgins many, Fresh and fair; Yet you are More sweet than any. You're the maiden posies, And so grac'd To be plac'd 'Fore damask roses. Yet, though thus respected, By-and-by Ye do lie, Poor girls, neglected.
Partsongs to poems by Robert Herrick
Song Cycle by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011)
1. To violets  [sung text not yet checked]
Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "To violets"
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2. On himself
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Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
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Note: Herrick wrote several poems titled "On Himself". We don't know yet which one the composers below set, so this is a temporary placeholder.
3. Another on love  [sung text not yet checked]
Love's of itself too sweet ; the best of all Is, when love's honey has a dash of gall.
Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), title 1: "Another on Love", title 2: "On Love"
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]4. A hymn to love  [sung text not yet checked]
I will confess With cheerfulness, Love is a thing so likes me, That, let her lay On me all day, I'll kiss the hand that strikes me. I will not, I, Now blubb'ring cry, It, ah! too late repents me That I did fall To love at all-- Since love so much contents me. No, no, I'll be In fetters free; While others they sit wringing Their hands for pain, I'll entertain The wounds of love with singing. With flowers and wine, And cakes divine, To strike me I will tempt thee; Which done, no more I'll come before Thee and thine altars empty.
Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "A Hymn to Love"
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