by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Upon Cupid
Language: English
Old wives have often told how they Saw Cupid bitten by a flea ; And thereupon, in tears half drown'd, He cried aloud : Help, help the wound ! He wept, he sobb'd, he call'd to some To bring him lint and balsamum, To make a tent, and put it in Where the stiletto pierced the skin Which, being done, the fretful pain Assuaged, and he was well again.
Confirmed with Works of Robert Herrick, Vol I, ed. by Alfred Pollard, London, Lawrence & Bullen, 1891, page 19.
Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Upon Cupid" [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Upon Cupid", op. 85 (Nine Sets of Four Songs Each, Set IV) no. 2 (1930) [ voice and piano ], note: this may be the wrong poem - Herrick wrote several with this title [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-19
Line count: 10
Word count: 69