Ye loves and ye graces so sweet - Oswald, James

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"Published with the title "A Song to a girl of ten years old". The text is by Samuel Wesley, the father to John and Charles Wesley."

⌛ Period → Baroque ◈ Genre → Arias ♬ Voicing → solo high ¶ Language → English

Parts 1

Instruments Basso continuo, violin

Pages 5

CPDL # 76038

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2023-10-04

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¶Lyrics / Text

Ye loves and ye graces so sweet, That sport on the Tweed and the Tay, Fly southward my Philly to meet; She'll play with you all the long day. Our turf is as verdant and soft, Our prospect as beautiful springs; The finches they trill it a-loft, And melting the nightingale sings. When heaven looks smiling above, And Flora her treasure forth pours, Does Philly abroad never rove? Say, does she not pick a few flow'rs? Does she find out the kingcup so gay? Do cowslips their odours disclose; Or the violet, sweeter than they, That only can yield to the rose? All nature does joyous appear, And frolic's at Philly's command; See flies, how they buzz at her ear, And ladybirds dance on her hand; See butterflies floating along With colours to pleasure the fair; The bees they fly humming a song, And chirp goes the grasshopper there. You two-legg'd unfeather'd folk sing; Lay hold on the fast-flowing time; Your smooth flowing madrigals bring, Nor lose the soft hour of her prime. Melodious, O chant while you may, Your musical passions unfold; For she'll be too wise for your lay Before she is fifteen years old.