by George Peele (1556? - 1596)
All ye that lovely lovers be
Language: English
All ye that lovely lovers be Pray you for me: Lo here we come a-sowing, a-sowing, And sow sweet fruits of love; In your sweet hearts well may it prove! Lo here we come a-reaping, a-reaping, To reap our harvest fruit! And thus we pass the year so long, And never be we mute.
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Text Authorship:
- by George Peele (1556? - 1596), "Love's Harvesters" [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 John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Harvester's Song", op. 152 (1947) [ voice and piano ], from Two Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "All Ye That Lovely Lovers Be", op. 661 (1965) [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-22
Line count: 9
Word count: 54