by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
To Oenone
Language: English
Sweet Oenone, do but say Love thou dost, though love says nay. Speak me fair; for lovers be Gently kill'd by flattery.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "To Oenone" [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), "To Oenone", op. 23 (Twenty-one songs) no. 19 (1916) [ voice and piano ], note: this may be misnumbered - it could be the text for no. 4 [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: 22