by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Come, now a roundel and a fairy song
Language: English
Titania Come, now a roundel and a fairy song; Then, for the third part of a minute, hence; Some to kill cankers in the musk-rose buds, some war with rere-mice for their leathern wings, to make my small elves coats, and some keep back the clamorous owl, that nightly hoots and wonders at our quaint spirits. Sing me now asleep; Then to your offices, and let me rest.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), appears in Midsummer Night's Dream [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 Britta Byström (b. 1977), no title, 2022, copyright © 2022 [ chorus ], from Another part of the wood, no. 1, Copenhagen : Edition Wilhelm Hansen
Publisher: Wise Music Classical [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-03
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Word count: 68