by Thomas Shadwell (1642? - 1692)
Halcyon days
Language: English
Halcyon days, now wars are ending. You shall find where-e'er you sail Tritons all the while attending With a kind and gentle gale.
Authorship:
- by Thomas Shadwell (1642? - 1692) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Halcyon days", Z. 631 no. 15 (c1695), from The Tempest or The Enchanted Island, no. 15. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Barry Kamil
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 23