by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Upon his gray hairs
Language: English
Fly me not, though I be gray, Lady, this I know you'll say; Better look the roses red, When with white commingled. Black your hairs are; mine are white; This begets the more delight, When things meet most opposite; As in pictures we descry Venus standing Vulcan by.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Upon his gray hairs" [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 his gray hairs", op. 166 (Five Songs for Voice and Pianoforte) no. 2 (1948) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-22
Line count: 9
Word count: 48