by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
On a time the amorous Silvy
Language: English
On a time the amorous Silvy Said to her shepherd, "Sweet, how do ye? Kiss me this once and then God be with ye, My sweetest dear! Kiss me this once and then God be with ye, For now the morning draweth near." With that, her fairest bosom showing, Op'ning her lips, rich perfumes blowing, She said, "Now kiss me and be going, My sweetest dear! Kiss me this once and then be going, For now the morning draweth near." With that her shepherd waked from sleeping, And spying where the day was peeping, He said, "Now take my soul in keeping, My sweetest dear! Kiss me and take my soul in keeping, Since I must go, now day is near."
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Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, first published 1622 [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 Attye (flourished c1622), "On a time the amorous Silvy", published 1622, from First Book of Airs [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Sir (1848 - 1918), "On a time the amorous Silvy", 1888-1906, published 1907, from English Lyrics, Seventh Set, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "The Wakening", op. 90 (1945), published 1971 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ken Edensor
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 121