by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
My nymph, the dear
Language: English
My Nymph the dear, and her my dear, I follow my Nymph the dear, and her my dear, I follow, Trussed is her hair in gold, than gold more yellow. Say, did you see her, the divinest creature That ever was of feature? O love the world sweet maker, Change her mood and more humane minded make her.
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), "My nymph, the dear", published 1597 [ vocal quintet a cappella ], from Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices, no. 11, 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: 58