by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Things mortal still mutable
Language: English
Things are uncertain and the more we get, The more on icy pavements we are set.
Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), appears in The Hesperides [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 Michael Nyman (b. 1944), "Things mortal still mutable", 2016, first performed 2016 [ counter-tenor and orchestra ], from No Time in Eternity, no. 5, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-08-04
Line count: 2
Word count: 16