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by Sir Alexander Boswell (1775 - 1822)

Come every shepherd with his love
Language: English 
Come every shepherd with his love, 
And court the western gale; 
Come let us seek the oaken grove 
In sweet Llangollen vale.
There with a sigh the ardent youth 
May urge his tender tale, 
The evening hours in joy beguile, 
And happy he,
Beneath the tree, 
Whose fair rewards him with a smile. 
The pipe shall cheer with merry strain, 
The harp in concert sound, 
And lightly ev'ry maid and swain, 
Trip on the grassy ground:
Or, seated in a ring, 
we'll pass The cheerful song around. 
Come, let us court the western gale, 
And joyful haste,
Awhile to taste,
The sweets of lov'd Llangollen vale. 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Sir Alexander Boswell (1775 - 1822) [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Hob y deri dando", alternate title: "Away, my herd, under the reen oak", JHW. XXXII/4 no. 301, Hob. XXXIb no. 11. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2012-01-15
Line count: 20
Word count: 106

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