by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Upon the troublesome times
Language: English
O times most bad,
Without the scope
Of hope
Of better to be had !
Where shall I go,
Or whither run
To shun
This public overthrow ?
No places are,
This I am sure,
Secure
In this our wasting war.
Some storms we've past,
Yet we must all
Down fall,
And perish at the last.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Upon the troublesome times" [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 Andre Douw (b. 1951), "Upon the troublesome times", 1983, from Herrick Songs, no. 1. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-05-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 55