by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637)
The fairy beam upon you Matches base text
Language: English
The fairy beam upon you The stars to glister on you A moon of light In the noon of night till the firedrake hath o’ergone you The wheel of fortune guide you The Boy with the Bow runneth aye in the way Till the bird of day and the luckier lot betide you.
Composition:
- Set to music by Douglas Steele (1910 - 1999), "The fairy beam upon you", Manchester, Forsyth Publications
Text Authorship:
- by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637)
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This text was added to the website: 2015-11-02
Line count: 7
Word count: 53