by William Strode (1600? - 1645)
I saw fair Cloris walk alone
Language: English
I saw fair Cloris walk alone, Whilst feathered rain came softly down, And Jove descended from his tower To court her in a silver shower. The wanton snow fell on her breast Like little birds unto their nest; But overcome with whiteness there, For grief it thawed into a tear; Thence falling on her garment's hem, To deck her, froze into a gem.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Strode (1600? - 1645), from Parnassus Biceps, first published 1656 [author's text not yet checked 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 Gerald Busby (b. 1935), "Chloris in the snow" [SATB chorus a cappella] [text not verified]
- by Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889 - 1960), "Chloris in the snow", op. 116 no. 1 (1948), published 1949 [voice and piano], from Two Old English Lyrics, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
- by Walter Porter (1587 - 1659), "I saw fair Cloris walk alone", 1632. [text not verified]
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 63