by John Milton (1608 - 1674)
Sabrina Fair
Language: English
Sabrina Fair, Listen where thou art sitting Under the glassie, cool, translucent wave, In twisted braids of Lillies knitting The loose train of thy amber-dropping hair, Listen for dear honour's sake, Goddess of the silver lake, Listen and save!
Note (provided by Jennifer Gliere): Sabrina is no mere mermaid, but the tutelary goddess of the river Severn.
Authorship:
- by John Milton (1608 - 1674), written 1634, appears in Comus [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 Henry Lawes (c1595 - 1662), "Sabrina Fair", published 1634, first performed 1634 [ voice and lute ] [ sung text checked 2 times]
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Jennifer Gliere [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-07-31
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Word count: 39