by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Die not, fond man
Language: English
Die not, fond man, before thy day. Love's cold December Will surrender To succeeding jocund May. And then, O then, sorrow shall cease Comforts abounding Cares confounding Shall conclude a happy peace.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Robert Lucas Pearsall (1795 - 1856), "Die not, fond man" [ SATB chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Ward (1571 - 1638), "Die not, fond man" [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 32