Thomas Arne
(1710 - 1778)

Arne : Where the bee sucks (full accompaniment) : illustration

Where the bee sucks (full accompaniment)
(S./T.Fl.2Vn.Continuo)
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Arne's original setting from The Tempest.
Lyrics: William Shakespeare

Where the bee sucks there lurk I,
In a cowslip's bell I lie;
There I couch when owls do cry.
On a bat's back do I fly,
After sunset merrily.
Merrily, merrily shall I live now,
Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.