by John Milton (1608 - 1674)
Now the bright morning star, day's...
Language: English
Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flowry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail bounteous May that dost inspire Mirth and youth, and warm desire, Woods and groves, are of thy dressing, Hill and dale, doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early Song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
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Authorship:
- by John Milton (1608 - 1674), "Song on May Morning", written 1632-1633 [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), "The morning star", op. 44 no. 5 (1949) [ soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, mixed chorus, boys' chorus, and orchestra ], from Spring Symphony, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "On May morning", from Three 17th Century Lyrics, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael (Dewar) Head (1900 - 1976), "Hail! bounteous May", 1930, published 1930 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ann Sheppard Mounsey (1811 - 1891), "Milton's song: To May morning", op. 11 no. 1, published 1836? [ vocal duet for 2 sopranos with piano ], from Six duets in canon for two soprano voices, with an accompaniment for the piano forte, no. 1, London : T. E. Purday [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2004-07-04
Line count: 10
Word count: 73