by Robert Merry (1755 - 1798), as Della Crusca
Go, idle boy
Language: English
Go, idle boy! I quit thy pow'r; Thy couch of many a thorn and flow'r; I wish thee well, for pleasures past, And bless the hour I'm free at last. Yet still, methinks, the alter'd day Scatters around a mournful ray; And chilling ev'ry zephyr blows, And ev'ry stream untuneful flows. Haste, haste thee back then, idle boy, And with thine anguish bring thy joy: O rend my heart with ev'ry pain, But let me, let me - love again.
Authorship:
- by Robert Merry (1755 - 1798), as Della Crusca [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 John Wall Callcott (1766 - 1821), "Go, idle boy", subtitle: "Glee for four voices" [ vocal quartet ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
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