The shepherd's son
Language: English
There was a shepherd's son Kept sheep upon a hill; He laid his pipe and crook aside, And there he slept his fill. Sing fal de ral, &c. He looked east, he looked west, Then gave an under look, And there he spied a lady fair Swimming in a brook. Sing fal de ral, &c. He raised his head frae his green bed, And then approached the maid: "Put on your claes, my dear," he says, "And be ye not afraid. Sing fal de ral, &c. "'Tis fitter for a lady fair "To sew a silken seam, "Than get up in a May morning "And strive against the stream. " Sing fal de ral, &c.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "The shepherd's son", JHW. XXXII/5 no. 404, Hob. XXXIa no. 106bis, one of the Scottish Songs for William Whyte arranged by Haydn [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-07-03
Line count: 20
Word count: 115