by Francis Neilson, né Francis Butters (1867 - 1961)
Ah! Cupid, meddlesome boy, good bye!
Language: English
Come, Venus and Hebe, adorn my bark and float with me; Euterpe, thy lute bring, and bid the sirens to me sing, And bid the sirens to me sing. With Bacchus for good cheer and Momus gay the craft to steer, Take Cupid? Nay, nay, boy, a shaft of thine would wreck my joy, A shaft of thine, fair boy, would wreck my joy, My pleasure love shall not destroy. Ah! Cupid, meddlesome boy, good bye! My heart you’ll never annoy, don’t try! I sail with pleasures throng, Hail, mirth and beauty, wine and song.
Text Authorship:
- by Francis Neilson, né Francis Butters (1867 - 1961) [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 Victor Herbert (1859 - 1924), "Ah! Cupid, meddlesome boy, good bye!", first performed 1894 [voice and piano], from the operetta Prince Ananias [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2016-03-28
Line count: 11
Word count: 95