Orpheus with his lute made trees
Language:
English
Orpheus with his lute made trees,
And the mountain-tops that freeze,
Bow themselves, when he did sing:
To his music, plants and flowers
Ever [sprung]1; as sun and showers
There had made a lasting spring.
Everything that heard him play,
Even the billows of the sea,
Hung their heads, and then lay by.
In sweet music is such art:
Killing care and grief of heart
Fall asleep, or, hearing, die.
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Quoted in Shakespeare's Henry VIII, Act III scene 1
1 Greene: "rose"; Blitzstein: "sprang"
Input by Ted Perry
Authorship
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text),
listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
 by Marc Blitzstein (1905-1964)
, "Orpheus (Lucius's Song)", 1937.
by Ernst Alexander 'Sas' Bunge (1924-1980)
, "Orpheus with his lute", published 1950, from Four XVIIth century poems, no. 1.
by Carl Reinhold Busch (1862-1943)
, "Orpheus with his lute", published 1903.
by (Mary Ann) Virginia Gabriel (1825-1877)
, "Orpheus"
by Edward German (1862-1936)
, "Orpheus with his lute"
by Maurice Greene (1696-1755)
, "Orpheus with his lute"
by Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
, "Orpheus", from Five Elizabethan Songs (The Elizas), no. 1.
by Richard Hundley (1931-)
, "When Orpheus played"
by Frederick Keel (1871-1954)
, "Orpheus with his lute", published 1950. [two-part song]
by George Alexander MacFarren (1813-1887)
, "Orpheus, with his lute", 1864. [part song]
by Charles Fonteyn Manney (1872-1951)
, "Orpheus with his lute", op. 3 (Five songs) no. 5.
by Thomas Pasatieri (1945-)
, "Orpheus" [voice and piano]
by Jason Rico (1978-)
, no title [voice, viola]
by Betty Roe (1930-)
, "Orpheus with his lute", published 1974 [medium voice, flute, and piano], from Four Shakespeare Songs, no. 4.
by William Howard Schuman (1910-1992)
, "Orpheus with his lute"
by Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)
, "Orpheus with his lute", published 1866 [voice and piano], from 5 Shakespeare Songs, no. 1.
by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
, "Orpheus with his lute", 1901? [voice and piano]
by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
, "Orpheus with his Lute", 1925, from 3 Songs from Shakespeare, no. 3.
Set in
French,
a translation of
Maurice Bouchor (1855-1929)
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Set in
Swedish,
a translation of
Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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[text unavailable]
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Madrigal à la Musique
Language:
French
Orphée avec son luth faisait courber les chênes,
Et, tandis qu'il chantait, dans les forêtes prochaines,
S'incliner les neigeux sommets;
A sa voix surgissaient les fleurs épanouies,
Comme si gai soleil et bienfaisante pluie
Faisaient un printemps pour jamais;
Aux soupirs exhalés de sa noble poitrine
Tout pleurait en silence, et la vague marine,
Vaincue, à ses pieds déferlait.
Tu fais cela, musique! Et ta puissance est telle
Que la peine du coeur, oui, la peine mortelle
Meurt ou s'endort lorsqu'il te plait.
Authorship
Based on
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text),
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Date added to the website: 2003-12-20.
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