by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
My love is neither young nor old
Language: English
My love is neither young nor old, Not fiery-hot nor frozen-cold, But fresh and fair as springing briar Blooming the fruit of love's desire; Not snowy-white nor rosy-red, But fair enough for shepherd's bed; And such a love was never seen On hill or dale or country-green.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, from Robert Jones' Second Book of Songs and Airs, first published 1601 [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 Robert Jones (flourished 1597-1615), "My love is neither young nor old", published 1601, from Second Book of Songs and Airs [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "My love is neither young nor old", op. 121 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 47