by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625)
Now the lusty spring is seen
Language: English
Now the lusty spring is seen ; Golden yellow, gaudy blue, Daintily invite the view : Everywhere on every green Roses blushing as they blow And enticing men to pull, Lilies whiter than the snow, Woodbines of sweet honey full: All love’s emblems, and all cry, ‘Ladies, if not pluck’d, we die.’ Yet the lusty spring hath stay’d ; Blushing red and purest white Daintily to love invite Every woman, every maid : Cherries kissing as they grow, And inviting men to taste, Apples even ripe below, Winding gently to the waist : All love’s emblems, and all cry, ‘Ladies, if not pluck’d, we die.’
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Authorship:
- by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625), "Love's Emblems" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Geoffrey Bush (1920 - 1998), "Now the Lusty Spring is Seen", 1944 [ baritone and piano ], from Five Spring Songs, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Love's Emblems", op. 421 (1954) [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2019-09-18
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