The lass with the delicate air (Michael Arne)
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- (Posted 2021-12-15) CPDL #67129:
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2021-12-15). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 115 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Faithful transcription of Charles Vincent's 1919 edition; an imaginative remoulding in early twentieth century taste.
General Information
Title: The lass with the delicate air
Composer: Michael Arne
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 1v Voicings: S or T
Genre: Secular, Art song
Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
First published: 1762 Universal Magazine
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Original text and translations
English text
1 Young Molly who lives at the foot of the hill,
Whose fame ev'ry maiden with pleasure doth fill,
Of beauty is blessed with so ample a share.
Men call her the lass with the delicate air.
2 One evening last May, as I traversed the grove
In thoughtless retirement, not dreaming of love,
I chanced to espy the sweet nymph I declare,
And really she had a most delicate air.
3 A thousand times o'er I've repeated my suit,
But still the tormentor affects to be mute.
Then tell me ye swains who have conquered the fair
How to win this dear lass with the delicate air.