by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Arise, awake
Language: English
Arise, awake, awake, You silly shepherds sleeping; Devise some honour for her sake By mirth to banish weeping. See where she comes, lo where, In gaudy green arraying, A pince of beauty rich and rare Pretends to go a-maying. You stately nymphs draw near And strew your paths with roses; In you her trust reposes. 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 Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602), "Arise, awake", published 1601. [SATTB chorus a cappella] [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-26
Line count: 13
Word count: 67