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by Andrew Marvell (1621 - 1678)

The Mower's Song
 (Sung text for setting by D. Thomas)
 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.

 ... 

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

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