by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Play, Phœbus, on thy lute;
Language: English
Play, Phœbus, on thy lute; And we will all sit mute, By listening to thy lyre, That sets all ears on fire. Hark, hark, the god does play! And as he leads the way Through heaven the very spheres, As men, turn all to ears.
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Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "A canticle to Apollo" [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 Mary Grant Carmichael (1851 - 1935), "A canticle to Apollo", published 1879 [four-part chorus], London [text not verified]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "A canticle to Apollo", op. 52 (Twenty-Five Songs in Five Sets of Five Each: Set III) no. 1 (1922). [voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by Anthony Strilko (b. 1931), "Canticle to Apollo" [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-30
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Word count: 45