by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
The bondman
Language: English
Bind me but to thee with thine hair, And quickly I shall be Made by that fetter or that snare A bondman unto thee. Or if thou tak'st that bond away, Then bore me through the ear, And by the law I ought to stay For ever with thee here.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "The bondman" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "The bondman", op. 10 (Fourteen songs) no. 4 (1912) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 50