by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Sadly I walk'd within the field
Language: English
Sadly I walk'd within the field, To see what comfort it would yield; And as I went my private way, An olive-branch before me lay; And seeing it, I made a stay, And took it up, and view'd it; then Kissing the omen, said Amen; Be, be it so, and let this be A divination unto me; That in short time my woes shall cease, And love shall crown my end with peace.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "The Olive Branch" [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 Benjamin Burrows (1891 - 1966), "The Olive Branch", 1927 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Teresa del Riego (c1876 - 1968), "An olive branch", published 1906? [ voice and piano ], from Album, no. 8, London ; New York : Chappell [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-12-27
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Word count: 73