by Barnabe Barnes (c1568?9 - 1609)
On the plains, fairy trains
Language: English
On the plains, airy trains Were a-treading measures; Satyrs played; fairies stayed, At the stops set leisures. Nymphs begin to come in, Quickly, thick and threefold; Now they dance, now they prance, Present there to behold.
Text Authorship:
- by Barnabe Barnes (c1568?9 - 1609) [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 Thomas Weelkes (1576 - 1623), "On the plains, fairy trains", published 1598 [vocal quintet], from the collection Ballets and Madrigals to five voices, no. 5, madrigal [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-12-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 36