by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Love took his bow and arrow
Language: English
Love took his bow and arrow And slew his mother's sparrow. I know not how it chanced, Perhaps his arrow glanced. Away the wag him hied. Lord! how am I apayed? My bird is dead and now my boy is strayed.
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 Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602), "Love took his bow and arrow", published 1597 [ vocal quintet a cappella ], from Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices, no. 5, London: Peter Short [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-05-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 41