by Anne Hunter (1742 - 1821)
Reged
Language: English
On Cambria's green vallies, or oak-cover'd hills, By clear running fountains or murmuring rills, That Mab, and her fairies, have found a retreat, Appears on the grass by the prints of their feet: When winds to the Echo a roundelay sing, At eve round the glow-worm they dance in a ring. One Morgan Ap-Price had the luck to be led In search of a kid, where their tables were spread; In malice and sport, they would have him partake Of their fairy-land wine, and fairy-land cake; But told him, unless he were loyal and true, His tasting their drink he'd have reason to rue. Poor Morgan was modest, nor ventur'd to sip, Tho' tempting the cup, as it rose to his lip; For conscience accus'd him of breaking the oath He swore, when to Winny he plighted his troth! They laugh'd in his face, and condemn'd him to wear A thorn in his breast, till his conscience were clear.
GLOSSARY
Reged = a part of South Wales, anciently so called;
Mab = Queen Mab and her elphin train, however banished from England, have at all times had both house and land in Wales.
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Reged = a part of South Wales, anciently so called;
Mab = Queen Mab and her elphin train, however banished from England, have at all times had both house and land in Wales.
Authorship:
- by Anne Hunter (1742 - 1821) [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Reged", JHW. XXXII/4 no. 348, Hob. XXXIb no. 38 (1804) [ voice, violin, cello, and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-10
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