by Andrew Marvell (1621 - 1678)
The Mower's Song See original
Language: English
My mind was once the true survey
Of all these meadows fresh and gay,
And in the greenness of the grass
Did see its hopes as in a glass;
When Juliana came, and she
What I do to the grass, does to my thoughts and me.
But these, while I with sorrow pine,
Grew more luxuriant still and fine,
That not one blade of grass you spy’d
But had a flower on either side;
When Juliana came, and she
What I do to the grass, does to my thoughts and me.
Unthankful meadows, could you so
A fellowship so true forgo?
And in your gaudy May-games meet
While I lay trodden under feet?
When Juliana came, and she
What I do to the grass, does to my thoughts and me.
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Composition:
- Set to music by David Evan Thomas (b. 1958), "The Mower's Song", 2015, stanzas 1-3 [ tenor and piano ], from Green Thoughts in a Green Shade, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Andrew Marvell (1621 - 1678), "The Mower's Song"
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , David Evan Thomas
This text was added to the website: 2024-07-12
Line count: 30
Word count: 216