by John Gay (1685 - 1732)
If the heart of a man
Language: English
If the heart of a man is deprest with cares, The mist is dispell'd when a woman appears; Like the notes of a fiddle, she sweetly, sweetly Raises the spirits, and charms our ears. Roses and lillies her cheeks disclose, But her ripe lips are more sweet than those. Press her, Caress her, With blisses, Her kisses Dissolve us in pleasure, and soft repose.
Text Authorship:
- by John Gay (1685 - 1732), Air XXI from The Beggar's Opera, first published 1728 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "If the heart of a man", 2005 [ tenor and piano ], from Three Airs from the Beggar's Opera, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-05-01
Line count: 11
Word count: 65