by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone
Language: English
Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone, feeding her flock near to the mountainside The shepherds knew not whither she was gone, But after her lover Amyntas hide Up and down he wandered, Whilst she was missing; When he found her, O, then they fell a kissing.
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 Farmer (c1570 - c1601?5), "Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone", published 1599 [SATB chorus a cappella], from the collection First Set of English Madrigals [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ivo Zandhuis
This text was added to the website: 2004-12-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 47