by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Like the rash and giddy fly
Language: English
Like the rash and giddy fly, Fluttering about her eyes, I die. Yet differs this, she burns away Only by night, I night and day. She burns only when she brings Near unto the flame her wings. But my sun burns everywhere, At home, abroad, far off and near. She knows not that the fire consumes; but I Foresee my death, and like a desperate die.
Text 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 Walter Porter (1587 - 1659), "Like the rash and giddy fly", published 1632. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 66