The bondman

Bind me but to thee with thine hair,
And quickly I shall be
Made by that fetter or that snare
A bondman unto thee.
Or if thou tak'st that bond away,
Then bore me through the ear,
And by the law I ought to stay
For ever with thee here.

by Robert Herrick (1591-1674) , "The bondman"

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

by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874-1949) , "The bondman", op. 10 (Fourteen songs) no. 4 (1912). [voice and piano]

Date added to the website: 2009-01-30.

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