The anglers' song (Walton, set by H. Lawes) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Man's life is but vain, for 'tis subject to pain
And sorrow, and short as a bubble;

Tis a hodg podg of business, and money and care,
And care and money, and trouble.

But we'll take no care when the weather proves fair,
Nor will we vex now though it rain;

We'll banish all Sorrow, and sing till tomorrow,
And angle and angle again.

Authorship

Izaak Walton (1593-1683)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Henry Lawes (c1595-1662)

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