by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Upon Electra
Language: English
When out of bed my love doth spring, 'Tis but as day a-kindling; But when she's up and fully dress'd, 'Tis then broad day throughout the east.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Upon Electra" [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), "Upon Electra", op. 23 (Twenty-one songs) no. 7 (1916) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-31
Line count: 4
Word count: 27