by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Why I tie about thy wrist
Language: English
Why I tie about thy wrist, Julia, this my silken twist; For what other reason is't, But to show thee how, in part, Thou my pretty captive art? But thy bondslave is my heart; 'Tis but silk that bindeth thee, Knap the thread and thou art free: But 'tis otherwise with me; I am bound, and fast bound, so That from thee I cannot go; If I could, I would not so.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "The bracelet to Julia" [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 Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "The bracelet", op. 8 no. 1 (1905), published 1906, first performed 1905 [voice and piano], from To Julia, no. 1, London, Boosey [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Paul Hindemith
This text was added to the website: 2005-04-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 72