by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Welcome, every guest
Language: English
Welcome, every guest, Welcome to the Muses' feast: Music is your only cheer, Music entertains the ear: Welcome, every guest. Welcome to the Muses' feast. The sacred Nine, observe! Observe the mode, And bring your dainties from abroad: The delicious Thracian lute, And Dodona's mellow flute, With Cremona's racy fruit: At home you have the freshest air; Vocal, instrumental fare. Our English trumpet nothing has surpassed. Welcome, every guest! . . .
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 John Blow (1649 - 1708), "Welcome, every guest" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 72