by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
One ask'd me where the roses grew
Language: English
One ask'd me where the roses grew: I bade him not go seek, But forthwith bade my Julia show A bud in either cheek.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "The rosary" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "The rosarie", op. 149 (Five songs) no. 5 (1941) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-30
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Word count: 24