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Lyr Req: Corydon and Phyllis

25 Jul 99 - 06:48 PM (#99110)
Subject: Lyric Req. Corydon and Phyllis
From: Banjoman_CO

This is an old English song, I think. Does anybody else know it. I've look in the data base for it but couldn't find it. Could use some history and like songs if anyone can help. Appreciate it.

Fred

26 Jul 99 - 03:01 AM (#99217)
Subject: Lyr Add: YOUNG CORIDON AND PHILLIS (from D'Urfey)
From: Murray on Saltspring

What you're after may be that in Pills to Purge Melancholy (1719), V.126, called there simply "A Song: Set by Mr. Clarke", thus:

Young Coridon and Phillis
Sate in a lovely Grove;
Contriving Crowns of Lillies,
Repeating Tales of Love:
And something else, but what I dare not [name].

But as they were a Playing,
, She oagled so the Swain;
It sav'd her plainly saying,
Let's kiss to ease our Pain;
And something else, &c.

A thousand times he kiss'd her,
Laying her on the green:
But as he farther press'd her,
Her pretty Leg was seen:
And something else, &c.

So many Beauties removing,
His Ardour still increas'd
And greater Joys pursuing,
He wander'd o'er her Breast:
And something else, &c.

A last Effort she trying,
His Passion to withstand;
Cry'd, but it was faintly crying,
Pray take away your Hand:
And something else, &c.

Young Coridon grown bolder,
The Minute would improve;
This is the Time he told her,
To shew you how I love;
And something else, &c.

The Nymph seem'd almost dying,
Dissolv'd in amorous Heat;
She kiss'd, and told him sighing,
My Dear your Love is great:
And something else, &c.

But Phillis did recover
Much sooner than the Swain;
She blushing ask'd her Lover,
Shall we not Kiss again:
And something else, &c.

Thus Love his Revels keeping,
'Till Nature at a stand;
From talk they fell to Sleeping,
Holding each others Hand;
And something else, &c.

This has been attributed to Sedley, and appears in its "real" form [says Legman, Horn Book p. 195]in 1730, minus the "leering refrain". One can doubt this; I can see how the "harmless pastoral" makes sense and all that by itself, but it is obviously crafted to be ambiguous right there, and this had to be done first. Anyway, I hope this is what you're after.

26 Jul 99 - 11:47 AM (#99295)
Subject: RE: Lyric Req. Corydon and Phyllis
From: Barry Taylor

I'll do a midi arrangement of the tune in about a week. I learned it from a (superb) James Last album from the 60's titled 'Last of Old England'. Like you, I couldn't find any info on it, so I didn't include it in my tunebook collection.

26 Jul 99 - 05:01 PM (#99403)
Subject: RE: Lyric Req. Corydon and Phyllis
From:

Here's the Pills tune. The song first appeared with tune in Pills, III, 1707, after having been published without music in Poems by Persons of Honour and Quality, 1705. The attribution to Sedly isn't certain, but the song doesn't seem to to have been attributed to anyone else.

07 Aug 99 - 01:52 AM (#102983)
Subject: RE: Lyric Req. Corydon and Phyllis
From: Barry Taylor

...and here as promised is my multi-track arrangement of the tune titled Phyllida and Corydon, according to my very unofficial source.

09 Feb 00 - 02:16 AM (#175412)
Subject: RE: Lyric Req. Corydon and Phyllis
From: GUEST,Laura Brueckner - fond_heart@yahoo.com

Is the song you're looking for 'Corydon's Farewell to Phyllis'? It's quoted in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night - perhaps that might help. The line quoted, by Sir Toby, is: "Farewell, dear heart, since I must needs be gone."

Best of luck, and let me know if you find it - I'm directing a production of Twelfth Night soon and am looking for it too! Best o'luck.

09 Feb 00 - 03:06 AM (#175414)
Subject: RE: Lyric Req. Corydon and Phyllis
From: GUEST,Bruce O.

Shakespeare's song is (complete with tune) in Robert Jones's 'The First Book of Songes and Ayres',1600. There have been several modern editions of this book. I have the lyrics (5 verses) but not the tune.