by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Now is your turne, my dearest, to be set
Language: English
Now is your turne, my dearest, to be set A jem in this eternall coronet; 'Twas rich before, but since your name is downe, It sparkles now like Ariadne's crowne. Blaze by this sphere for ever; or this doe, Let me and it shine evermore by you.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "To his deare valentine, Mistresse Margaret Falconbrige" [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 Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley, Sir (1903 - 1989), "Now is your turne, my dearest, to be set", op. 89 no. 1 (1973-4), rev. 1976 [voice and piano], from Five Herrick Poems, no. 1. [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Edmunds (1913 - 1986), "To Mistress Margaret Falconbridge" [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-02-10
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Word count: 48