by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
You blessèd bowers whose green leaves...
Language: English
You blessèd bowers whose green leaves now are spreading, Shadow the sunshine from my mistress' face, And you, sweet roses, only for her bedding When weary she doth take her resting-place; You fair white lilies and pretty flowers all, Give your attendance at my mistress' call.
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Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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), "You blessèd bowers whose green leaves now are spreading", published 1599 [ chorus ], from First Set of English Madrigals [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "You Blessed Bowers", op. 477 (1956) [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-23
Line count: 6
Word count: 46