by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
The fairies
Language: English
If ye will with Mab find grace, Set each platter in his place; Rake the fire up, and get Water in, ere sun be set. Wash your pails, and cleanse your dairies; Sluts are loathsome to the fairies; Sweep your house, who doth not so, Mab will pinch her by the toe.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "The fairies" [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 fairies", op. 10 (Fourteen songs) no. 8 (1912) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-30
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Word count: 52