by John Marston (1575? - 1634)
The dark is my delight
Language: English
The dark is my delight: So 'tis the nightingale's. My music's in the night; So is the nightingale's. My body is but little; So is the nightingale's. I love to sleep against the prickle; So doth the nightingale.
Text Authorship:
- by John Marston (1575? - 1634) [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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "The dark is my delight", 1615, from the incidental music to The Dutch Courtezan [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 38