by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
The Bride‑Cake
Language: English
This day, my Julia, thou must make For Mistress Bride the wedding-cake : Knead but the dough, and it will be To paste of almonds turn'd by thee : Or kiss it thou but once or twice, And for the bride-cake there'll be spice.
Confirmed with Works of Robert Herrick, Vol II, ed. by Alfred Pollard, London, Lawrence & Bullen, 1891, pages 83-84.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "The Bride-Cake" [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), "The Bride-Cake", op. 89 (Nine Sets of Four Songs Each, Set VIII) no. 3 (1930) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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