by William Drummond of Hawthornden (1585 - 1649)
Tritons
Language: English
Tritons, which bounding dive Through Neptune's liquid plain, Whenas ye shall arrive With tilting tides where silver Ora plays, And to your king his wat'ry tribute pays, Tell how I dying live, And burn in midst of all the coldest main.
Text Authorship:
- by William Drummond of Hawthornden (1585 - 1649) [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 William Walton (1902 - 1983), "Tritons", 1920, published 1921, first performed 1929 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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Word count: 41