by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
I spy Celia
Language: English
I spy Celia, Celia eyes me, I approach her, but she flies me; I pursue; more coy I find her, I seem colder, then she's kinder: Her eyes charm me, my words move her, She esteems me, and I love her. In not blessing, most she blesses, And not possessing, each possesses. Now she blushes. I grow bolder, She would leave me but I hold her; She grows angry; I appease her. I am redder, then I please her.
Text 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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "I spy Celia", 1961 [ duet and piano ], a realization of the Purcell song. Confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), Z. 499 [ duet and orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2024-06-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 79