by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
There dwelt a miller, hale and bold,...
Language: English
There dwelt a miller, hale and bold, beside the river Dee; He danced and sang from morn till night, no lark so blithe as he; And this the burden of his song forever used to be: - "I care for nobody, no not I, if nobody cares for me. "I live by my mill, God bless her! she's kindred, child, and wife; I would not change my station for any other in life; No lawyer, surgeon, or doctor e'er had a groat from me; I care for nobody, no not I if nobody cares for me." When spring begins his merry career, oh, how his heart grows gay; No summer's drought alarms his fear, nor winter's cold decay; No foresight mars the miller's joy, who's wont to sing and say, "Let others toil from year to year, I live from day to day." Thus, like the miller, bold and free, let us rejoice and sing; The days of youth are made for glee, and time is on the wing; This song shall pass from me to thee, along the jovial ring; Let heart and voice and all agree to say, "Long live the king."
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Note: this is the song as quoted in the play Love in a Village by Isaac Bickerstaffe, 1762.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Set in a modified version by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, adapted from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [an adaptation] ; composed by Benjamin Britten.
- Also set in English, [adaptation] ; composed by Roger Quilter.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2022-01-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 194