by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The shepherd Adonis
Language: English
The shepherd Adonis Being weary'd with sport, He, for a retirement, To the woods did resort; He threw by his crook, And he laid himself down; He envy'd no monarch, Nor wish'd for a crown. The nymph she beheld him With a kind modest grace, Seeing something that pleas'd her Beam forth in his face; And, blushing a little, She to him did say, O shepherd, what want ye, How came ye this way? His spirits reviving, The swain to her said, I was ne'er sae surpris'd At the sight of a maid; Until I beheld thee, From love I was free; But now I'm ta'en captive, My fairest, by thee.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked 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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "The shepherd Adonis", JHW. XXXII/1 no. 21, Hob. XXXIa no. 21. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-10-04
Line count: 24
Word count: 111