by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625)
Come, Shepherds, Come!
Language: English
Come, shepherds, come! Come away Without delay, Whilst the gentle time doth stay. Green woods are dumb, And will never tell to any Those dear kisses, and those many Sweet embraces that are given; Dainty pleasures, that would even Raise in coldest age a fire, And give virgin-blood desire. Then, if ever, Now or never, Come and have it: Think not I Dare deny, If you crave it.
Text Authorship:
- by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625), "Come, Shepherds, Come!" [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), "Come, Shepherds, Come!", op. 271 (1950) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-25
Line count: 17
Word count: 68