by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
O say, dear life, when shall these twin‑born berries Matches base text
Language: English
O say, dear life, when shall these twin-born berries, So lovely-ripe, by my rude lips be tasted? Shall I not pluck (sweet, say not nay) those cherries? O let them not with summer’s heat be blasted. Nature, thou know’st, bestow’d them free on thee; Then be thou kind — bestow them free on me.
Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age, ed. by A. H. Bullen, London, John C. Nimmo, 1887, page 91.
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Composition:
- Set to music by John Ward (1571 - 1638), "O say, dear life, when shall these twin-born berries", published 1613 [ chorus ], from First Set of English Madrigals, madrigal
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-25
Line count: 6
Word count: 55