by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Attend, ye sons of mirth
Language: English
Attend, ye sons of mirth, Come let us drink and sing; To Bacchus and Apollo Now your off'rings bring. Jolly Bacchus does invite us, Mirth and humour do unite us; Joyful songs will merry make us, Melancholy will forsake us.
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 Samuel Webbe (1740 - 1815), "Attend, ye sons of mirth" [chorus a cappella], glee [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-04-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 40