by John Milton (1608 - 1674)
Translation
Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee
Language: English  after the English
Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles, Young and old come forth to play In a sunshine holyday.
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- a text in English by John Milton (1608 - 1674), "L'Allegro", London: Humphrey Moseley, first published 1645
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frank La Forge (1879 - 1953), "Pastorale", published 1930 [ voice and piano ], New York: Galaxy Music Corp. [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2019-09-11
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