by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
A vow to Mars
Language: English
Store of courage to me grant, Now I'm turn'd a combatant; Help me, so that I my shield, Fighting, lose not in the field. That's the greatest shame of all That in warfare can befall. Do but this, and there shall be Offer'd up a wolf to thee.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "A vow to Mars" [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), "A vow to Mars", op. 52 (Twenty-Five Songs in Five Sets of Five Each: Set III) no. 2 (1922) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 48