by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Who made thee, Hob, forsake the Plough
Language: English
Who made thee Hob forsake the Plough, and fall in love? Sweet beauty which hath power to bow the gods above, What, dost thou serve a shepherdess? Ay, such as hath no peer I guess. What is her name who bears thy heart within her breast? Sylvana fair of high desert whom I love best, Oh Hob, I fear she looks too high, Yet love I must or else I die.
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 William Byrd (1542?3? - 1623), "Who made thee, Hob, forsake the Plough", published 1589 [vocal duet for 2 altos with viol consort (3 tenor viols, 1 bass viol)], from the collection Songs of sundrie natures, no. 41. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-08-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 71