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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

The message
Language: English 
Our translations:  GER
Ye birds that sing sweetly, come, listen to me,
And take to fair Phillis a message with ye;
Below in the valley she walks stately, pure,
And wots not how cruel are the pains I endure.
Go, sing to her softly in accents of love,
And whisper a sigh from her lover above.

And ask her upon him a thought to bestow,
One glance of her eyes that so wondrously glow;
But pray for some kindness towards the poor swain
Who sighs for a token he loves not in vain.
E'en death would be stingless if I could but prove
That Phillis doth list to my message of love.

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 Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "The message", published 1695. [vocal duet a cappella] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Elaine Marie Ortiz-Arandes) , title 1: "Die Botschaft", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2015-09-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 109

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