Shame upon you, Robin, Shame upon you now! Kiss me would you? with my hands Milking the cow? Daisies grow again, Kingcups blow again, And you came and kiss'd me milking the cow. Robin came behind me, Kiss'd me well I vow; Cuff him could I? with my hands Milking the cow? Swallows fly again, Cuckoos cry again, And you came and kiss'd me milking the cow. Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow? Ringdoves coo again, All things woo again. Come behind and kiss me milking the cow!
Two Songs from incidental music to the play Queen Mary
by Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924)
1. The Milkmaid's Song  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), no title, appears in Queen Mary, Act III, Scene 5, first published 1875
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. The Lute Song  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Hapless doom of woman happy in betrothing, Beauty passes like a breath and love is lost in loathing; Low! my lute: Speak low, but say the world is nothing. Low! lute, low! Love will hover round the flowers when they first awaken; Love will fly the fallen leaf, and not be overtaken; Low, my lute! O low, my lute! we fade and are forsaken. Low, dear lute, low!
Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), no title, appears in Queen Mary, Act V, scene 2, first published 1875
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Total word count: 168