by Geoffrey Chaucer (c1343 - 1400)
Qui bien aime Matches base text
Language: English
Now welcome, somer with thy sonne softe that hast this wintres weders over shake, And driven away the longe nightes blake! Saint Valentine, that art full hy in lofte, Thus singen smalle foules for thy sake; Now welcome, somer with thy sonne softe that hast this wintres weders over shake. Wel have they cause for to gladden ofte, Sith ech of hem recovered hath his make; Ful blissfully they singen when they wake: Now welcome, somer with thy sonne softe that hast this wintres weders over shake And driven away the longe nightes blake!
Composition:
- Set to music by Elizabeth Walton Vercoe (b. 1941), "Qui bien aime", 1994 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Varieties of Amorous Experience, no. 1, confirmed with composer's website
Text Authorship:
- by Geoffrey Chaucer (c1343 - 1400)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-05-06
Line count: 13
Word count: 95