by Thomas Lodge (1558 - 1625)
Her rambling
Language: English
My mistress, when she goes to pull the pink and rose along the river bounds, and trippeth on the grounds, and runs from rocks to rocks with lovely scattered locks, whilst amorous wind doth play with hairs so golden gay, the water waxeth clear, and fishes draw her near, the sirens sing her praise, sweet flowers perfume her ways, and Neptune, glad and fain, yields up to her his reign.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Lodge (1558 - 1625), "Her Rambling", written 1593 [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 Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Her rambling", first performed 1967 [satb chorus a cappella], from Six Part-Songs [formerly: Four Part-Songs], no. 6, confirmed with a score [ sung text verified 1 time]
Research team for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Eva Fox-Gal
This text was added to the website: 2018-05-21
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