by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625)
God Lyaeus
Language: English
God Lyaeus, ever young,
Ever honour'd, ever sung,
Stain'd with blood of lusty grapes,
In a thousand lusty shapes
Dance upon the mazer's brim,
In the crimson liquor swim;
From thy plenteous hand divine
Let a river run with wine:
God of youth, let this day here
Enter neither care nor fear.
Text Authorship:
- by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625), "God Lyaeus" [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 Alan Rawsthorne (1905 - 1971), "God Lyaeus", 1940, published 1943 [ voice and piano ], from Two Songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-30
Line count: 10
Word count: 52