James Oswald
 (1710 - 1769)

Oswald : Ev'ry nymph and shepherd bring (The Queen of May) : illustration

Ev'ry nymph and shepherd bring (The Queen of May)
 (Soprano/Tenor,Violin,Continuo)
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149451 : Oswald : Ev'ry nymph and shepherd bring (The Queen of May) : sheet music
Catalogued as Choral - Secular (Songs and Concert Airs)

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Publ. 1758.
Lyrics: Anon

Ev'ry nymph and shepherd bring
Tributes to the Queen of May;
Rifle for her brows the spring;
Make her as the season gay.
Teach her then from ev'ry flow'r
How to use the fleeting hour.

Now the fair narcissus blows,
With his sweetness now delights;
By his side the maiden rose
With her artless blush invites;
Such, so fragrant and so gay,
Is the blooming Queen of May.

Soon the fair narcissus dies,
Soon he droops his languid head;
From the rose her purple flies,
None inviting to her bed:
Such, tho' now so sweet and gay,
Soon shall be the Queen of May.

Tho' thou art a rural queen,
By the suffrage of the swains,
Beauty, like the vernal green,
In thy shrine not long remains:
Bless, then quickly bless the youth,
Who deserves thy love and truth.