Go, perjur'd man (Herrick, set by J. Blow) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Go, perjur'd man, and if thou e'er return
To see the small remainder of my urn,
When thou shalt laugh at my religious dust,
And ask, where's now the colour, form and trust
Of woman's beauty, and perhaps with rude hands
Rifle the flowers which the virgins strewed,
Know, I've prayed to Pity that the wind
May blow my ashes up and strike thee blind.

Authorship

Robert Herrick (1591-1674)

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

John Blow (1649-1708)

Set in a modified version by

Robert Ramsey (fl. 1612-1644)

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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