by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
The shower of blossoms
Language: English
Love in a shower of blossoms came Down, and half drown'd me with the same : The blooms that fell were white and red ; But with such sweets comminglèd, As whether, this, I cannot tell My sight was pleas'd more, or my smell : But true it was, as I roll'd there, Without a thought of hurt or fear, Love turn'd himself into a bee, And with his javelin wounded me : From which mishap this use I make; Where most sweets are, there lies a snake, Kisses and favours are sweet things ; But those have thorns and these have stings.
Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "The shower of blossoms" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Louise Pauline Marie Héritte-Viardot (1841 - 1918), "The shower of blossoms", published 1892 [voice and piano], Boston : Oliver Ditson Company [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-23
Line count: 14
Word count: 103