by Francis Beaumont (1584 - 1616) and by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625)
Do not fear to put thy feet
Language: English
Do not fear to put thy feet Naked in the river sweet; Think not leech, or newt, or toad, Will bite thy foot, when thou hast trod; Nor let the water, rising high, As thou wadest, make thee cry And sob; but ever live with me, And not a wave shall trouble thee!
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View text with all available footnotesText Authorship:
- by Francis Beaumont (1584 - 1616), "The River-God's song" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625), "The River-God's song" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Richard Hundley (1930 - 2018), "Sweet river" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernest John Moeran (1894 - 1950), "The River-God's song", R. 54 no. 2 (1930?), published 1933 [ chorus ], from Songs of Springtime, no. 2, Novello [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2005-08-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 55