by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Where the bee sucks Matches original text
Language: English
Where the bee sucks there suck I: In a cow-slip's bell I lie; There I couch when owls do cry. On a bat's back I do fly After summer merrily, Merrily, merrily shall I live now Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ernest John Moeran (1894 - 1950), "Where the bee sucks", R. 76 no. 2 (1940), published 1940 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ], from Four Shakespeare Songs, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in The Tempest, Act V, Scene 1
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Paavo Cajander)
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 7
Word count: 49