by Thomas Flatman (1637 - 1688)
The Bachelor's Song
Language: English
How happy a thing were a wedding And a bedding, If a man might purchase a wife For a twelve month and a day; But to live with her all a man's life, For ever and for ay, Till she grow as grey as a cat, Good faith, Mr. Parson, I thank you for that.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Flatman (1637 - 1688) [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 Carol Barratt , "The Bachelor's Song", published 1997, from Six "Songs" for Singing, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2005-05-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 56