by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
The bell‑man
Language: English
From noise of scare-fires rest ye free, From murders Benedicite. From all mischances that may fright Your pleasing slumbers in the night, Mercy secure ye all, and keep The goblin from ye while ye sleep. Past one o'clock, and almost two! My masters all, good-day to you.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "The bellman" [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "The bell-man", op. 23 (Twenty-one songs) no. 18 (1916) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Elizabeth Maconchy (1907 - 1994), "The bellman", 1985 [ chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-31
Line count: 8
Word count: 47