by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Sweet western wind, whose luck it is
Language: English
Sweet western wind, whose luck it is, Made rival with the air, To give Perenna's lip a kiss, And fan her wanton hair: Bring me but one, I'll promise thee, Instead of common showers, Thy wings shall be embalm'd by me, And all beset with flowers.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "To the Western Wind" [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 Gerald Busby (b. 1935), "To the Western Wind" [ baritone and piano ], from To the Western Wind [sung text not yet checked]
- by Miriam Gideon (1906 - 1996), "Sweet Western Wind", 1943 [ SATB chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "To the western wind", op. 10 (Fourteen songs) no. 1 (1912) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 46