by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Fair nymphs, I heard one telling
Language: English
Fair nymphs, I heard one telling, Diana's train are hunting in this chase. to beautify the place, The fawns are running, The shepherds their pipes tuning, To show their cunning. The lambs amazed leave off their grazing, And blind their eyes with gazing, Whilst the earth's goddess doth draw near your places, Attended by the Muses and the Graces. Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana Long live fair Oriana.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, appears in The Triumphs of Oriana, first published 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 John Farmer (c1570 - c1601?5), "Fair nymphs, I heard one telling" [SSATBB chorus a cappella] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-26
Line count: 12
Word count: 71