by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
With angel's face and brightness
Language: English
With angel's face and brightness, and orient hue, fair Oriana shining, With nimble foot she tripped o'er hills and mountains. At last in dale she rested, hard by Diana's fountains. This is that maiden Queen of the Fairy land: With scepter in her hand. The Fauns and Satyrs dancing, did shew their nimble lightness, and brought their baskets full of herbs and flowers. Then sang the Shepherds and Nymphs of Diana, Long live fair Oriana.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, appears in The Triumphs of Oriana, first published 1601 [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 George Kirbye (1565 - 1634), "With angel's face and brightness", published 1601. [chorus a cappella] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-12
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Word count: 75