Five Lyrics of Robert Herrick - Roger Quilter by Roger Quilter 4-Part - Digital Sheet Music
By Roger Quilter
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Five Lyrics of Robert Herrick - Roger Quilter
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 2 - Digital Download
Cupid
Love, like a beggar came to me
With hose and doublet torn;
His shirt bedangling from his knee,
With hat and shoes outworn.
He asked an alms; I gave him bread,
And meat too for his need,
Of which, when he had fully fed,
He wished me all good speed.
Away he went, but as he turned,
In faith I know not how,
He touched me so, as that I burned
And am tormented now.
Love’s silent flames and fires obscure
Then crept into my heart;
And though I saw no bow, I’m sure
His finger was the dart.
A Dirge
Here she lies, in bed of spice,
Fair as Eve in Paradise
For her beauty was such
Poets could not praise too much.
Virgins come, and in a ring
Her supremest requiem sing.
Then depart but see ye tread
Lightly, lightly o’er the dead.
Morning Song
Let's now take our time,
While we're in our prime,
And old, old age is afar off:
For the evil, evil days
Will come on apace,
Before we can be aware of.
To Electra
I dare not ask a kiss;
I dare not beg a smile;
Lest, having that or this,
I might grow proud the while.
No, no, the utmost share
Of my desire shall be
Only to kiss the air
That lately kissèd thee.
To Violets
Welcome, maids of honour!
You do bring
In the Spring
And wait upon her
She has virgins many
Fresh and fair;
Yet you are
More sweet than any
Y'are the maiden posies
And so graced,
To be placed
'Fore damask roses.
Yet though thus respected
By and by
Ye do lie,
Poor girls, neglected.
SKU: A0.1171401
Composed by Roger Quilter. 20th Century,Classical. Octavo. 24 pages. Forsyth Brothers Ltd #771738. Published by Forsyth Brothers Ltd (A0.1171401).A delightful early opus from one of the most individual English songwriters of the Twentieth Century, Roger Quilter (1877-1953). The texts are taken from the works of Seventeenth Century English poet Robert Herrick (ca 1591-1674) whose lyrics Quilter also set to music in his Opus 8 song-cycle "To Julia" (1905). The Opus 7 settings are dedicated to Quilter's friend Percy Grainger.
FIVE LYRICS OF ROBERT HERRICK (SATB & Piano):
- Cupid
- A Dirge
- Morning Song
- To Electra
- To Violets
Cupid
Love, like a beggar came to me
With hose and doublet torn;
His shirt bedangling from his knee,
With hat and shoes outworn.
He asked an alms; I gave him bread,
And meat too for his need,
Of which, when he had fully fed,
He wished me all good speed.
Away he went, but as he turned,
In faith I know not how,
He touched me so, as that I burned
And am tormented now.
Love’s silent flames and fires obscure
Then crept into my heart;
And though I saw no bow, I’m sure
His finger was the dart.
A Dirge
Here she lies, in bed of spice,
Fair as Eve in Paradise
For her beauty was such
Poets could not praise too much.
Virgins come, and in a ring
Her supremest requiem sing.
Then depart but see ye tread
Lightly, lightly o’er the dead.
Morning Song
Let's now take our time,
While we're in our prime,
And old, old age is afar off:
For the evil, evil days
Will come on apace,
Before we can be aware of.
To Electra
I dare not ask a kiss;
I dare not beg a smile;
Lest, having that or this,
I might grow proud the while.
No, no, the utmost share
Of my desire shall be
Only to kiss the air
That lately kissèd thee.
To Violets
Welcome, maids of honour!
You do bring
In the Spring
And wait upon her
She has virgins many
Fresh and fair;
Yet you are
More sweet than any
Y'are the maiden posies
And so graced,
To be placed
'Fore damask roses.
Yet though thus respected
By and by
Ye do lie,
Poor girls, neglected.
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