by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
The Watch
Language: English
Man is a watch, wound up at first, but never wound up again; once down, he's down for ever. The watch once down all motions then do cease; And man's pulse stopp'd all passions sleep in peace.
Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), appears in The Hesperides [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 Michael Nyman (b. 1944), "The Watch", 2016, first performed 2016 [ counter-tenor and orchestra ], from No Time in Eternity, no. 6, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-08-04
Line count: 5
Word count: 37