by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Shall I go to Love and tell
Language: English
Shall I go to Love and tell, Thou art all turned icicle? Shall I say her altars be Disadorn'd and scorn'd by thee? O beware! in time submit; Love has yet no wrathful fit: If her patience turns to ire, Love is then consuming fire.
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Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "To Electra" [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), "Shall I go to Love and tell", op. 87 (Nine Sets of Four Songs Each, Set VI) no. 4 (1930) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-19
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