by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The wakeful nightingale
Language: English
The wakeful nightingale, that takes no rest While Cupid warms his little breast, All night how sweetly he complains, And makes us fear that love has pains. No, no, no, no, 'tis no such thing, For love that makes him wake, makes him sing.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 John Weldon (1676 - 1736), "The wakeful nightingale" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 44