by Thomas Nashe (1567 - 1601)
Fair Summer droops, droop men and beasts...
Language: English
Fair Summer droops, droop men and beasts therefore, So fair a Summer look for never more. All good things vanish less than in a day, Prace, plenty, pleasure suddenly decay. Go not yet away, bright soul of the sad year; The earth is hell when thou leav'st to appear. What, shall those flowers that decked thy garland erst, Upon thy grave by wastefully dispersed? O trees, consume your sap in sorrow's source; Streams, turn to tears your tributary course. Go not yet hence, bright soul of the sad year; The earth is hell when thou leav'st to appear.
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- by Thomas Nashe (1567 - 1601) [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 Constant Lambert (1905 - 1951), "Movement II. Madrigal con ritornelli", from Summer's Last Will and Testament, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
- by David Rowland (b. 1939), "Fair summer droops", 1979, from Roundelay, no. 3. [text not verified]
Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2004-07-04
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