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by Henry Reynolds (1564 - 1632)

Cloris Singing
Language: English 
Yes, yes, 'tis Cloris sings, 'tis she; 
Mark how the Nymphs and Shepheards all 
Flock to her: so the Master Bee 
The swarm leads with his awfull call; 
So to the Thracian Lyre the floods 
Resorted, and the listning woods: 
So shoals of Dolphins on the green wav's spring, 
When Doris or her Sea-born daughters sing. 
And so her Notes ther hearts benum: 
One looks pale, others eyes ore flow 
With tears of pleasure, perhaps some, 
Distill from sad hearts, teares of woe; 
But as if fetter'd in a chain 
To soft their passions felt no paine, 
Shee stops no sooner, but th'inchanted throng 
Straight cry, sweet Cloris sing an other song.

Text Authorship:

  • by Henry Reynolds (1564 - 1632) [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 Lawes (c1595 - 1662), "Cloris Singing", published 1655 [ voice and continuo ], from The Second Book of Ayres, and Dialogues, no. 19, Confirmed with The Second Book of Ayres and Dialogues, for One, Two, and Three, by Henry Lawes , John Playford, London 1655, Page 16. [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Iain Sneddon [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2021-12-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 112

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