by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Divination by a daffodil
Language: English
When a daffodil I see, Hanging down his head towards me, Guess I may what I must be: First, I shall decline my head; Secondly, I shall be dead; Lastly, safely buried.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Divination by a daffodil" [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), "Divination by a daffodil", op. 23 (Twenty-one songs) no. 11 (1916) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-31
Line count: 6
Word count: 32