Fair Orian in the morn | Fair Orian, in the morn

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Fair Orian in the morn

Language: English

Fair Orian, in the morn,
before the day was born,
With velvet steps on ground,
which made nor print nor sound,
Would see her Nymphs a-bed,
what lives those Ladies led.
The roses blushing said,
O stay thou Shepherd's maid,
and on a sodain all,
they rose and heard her call.
Then sang those 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 John Milton the Elder (1563 - 1647), "Fair Orian in the morn", published 1601. [chorus a cappella] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]

Researcher for this text: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-05-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 63