by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625)
Translation by Thomas d'Urfey (1653 - 1723)
I'll sail upon the Dog‑star Matches base text
Language: English after the English
I'll sail upon the Dog Star, And then pursue the morning, I'll chase the moon 'till it be noon, But I'll make her leave her horning. I'll climb the frosty mountain, And there I'll coin the weather; I'll tear the rainbow from the sky, And tie both ends together. The stars pluck from their orbs, too, And crowd them in my budget! And whether I'm a roaring boy, Let all the nations judge it.
Composition:
- Set to music by Nicholas Maw (1935 - 2009), "I'll sail upon the Dog‑star", published 1978 [ voice (or unison voices) and piano ], from Caroline Pink (and other Nonsense Rhymes), no. 6, London ; New York : Boosey & Hawkes
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas d'Urfey (1653 - 1723) [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in English by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625), no title, from Noble Gentlemen [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Navegaré damunt l’estel de Sírius", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "我在天狼星航行", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 74