by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637)
He of Her
Language: German (Deutsch)
Have you seene but a bright Lille grow,
Before rude hands have touch'd it?
Have you mark'd but the fal o' the Snow
Before the soyle hath smutchid it?
Have you felt the wool o' the Bever?
Or Swans Downe ever?
Or have smelt o' the bud o' the Briar?
Or the Nard in the fire?
Or have tasted the bag o' the Bee?
O so white! O so soft! O so sweet is she!
Text Authorship:
- by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637) [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 (Agnes) Elisabeth Lutyens (1906 - 1983), "He of Her", 1970 [ satb chorus ], from Verses of Love, no. 1, Novello & Co Ltd
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: 2026-03-07
Line count: 10
Word count: 75