by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
I mon waxe wod
Language: English
Foweles in the frith, The fisses in the flod, And I mon waxe wod; Mulch sorw I walke with For beste of bon and blod.
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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "I mon waxe wod", op. 91 no. 2 (1975), first performed 1975 [SSATB chorus a cappella], from the collection Sacred and Profane: Eight Medieval Lyrics, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-06-23
Line count: 5
Word count: 25