by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Sweet Philomel in groves and deserts haunting
Language: English
Sweet Philomel in groves and deserts haunting Oft glads my heart and ears with her sweet chanting. But then her tunes delight me best When perched with thorn against her breast, She sings fie, fie, fie, as if she suffered wrong; Till, seeming pleased, sweet, sweet, sweet, concludes her song. Sweet Jinny sings and talks and sweetly smileth, And with her wanton mirth my griefs beguileth. But then methinks she pleaseth best When my hands move love's request, move love's request, She sings fie, fie fie, and seeming loth gainsays, Till, better pleased, sweet, sweet, sweet, content betrays.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Robert Jones (fl. 1597-1615), "Sweet Philomel in groves and deserts haunting", published 1601, from the collection First Book of Airs, no. 16. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 98