by Walter Raleigh, Sir (1552? - 1618)
The nymph's reply to the passionate shepherd See original
Language: English
If all the world were gay and young,
And truth in every shepherd's tongue,
These pretty pleasures might me move
To live with thee and be thy love.
But Time drives flocks from field to fold
When rivers rage and rocks grow cold,
And Philomel becometh dumb;
The rest complains of cares to come.
...
But could youth last and love still breed,
Had joys no date nor age no need,
Then these delights my mind might move
To live with thee and be thy love.
A response to Marlowe's The passionate shepherd to his love
Note: the first stanza was published in The Passionate Pilgrim after no. 20.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Note: the first stanza was published in The Passionate Pilgrim after no. 20.
Composition:
- Set to music by William Mayer (b. 1925), "The nymph's reply to the passionate shepherd", stanzas 1-2,6 [ satb chorus a cappella ], from Four Madrigals, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Walter Raleigh, Sir (1552? - 1618), "The nymph's reply to the shepherd"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Adolf von Marées) , "Der Nymphe Entgegnung"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-01-23
Line count: 24
Word count: 169