by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Olinda in the shades unseen
Language: English
Olinda in the shades unseen, Forgot as though she ne'er had been. Reflects upon her pleasures past, And sighing 'cause they fled so fast, Cries, "Ah, return!", but all in vain, Time past can never come again.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked 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 Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Olinda in the shades unseen", Z. 404, first performed 1694. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 37