How about
Harke all you ladies that do sleep
The fairy queen Proserpina bids you awake
and pite them that weep,
You may do in the dark what the day doth forbid,
Fear not the dogs that bark;
night will have all hid.
#19 in the Rosseter/Campion book, 1601
Sean
On Oct 31, 2007, at 5:00 PM, Mathias Rösel wrote:
Are there any Renaissance lute songs, or songs to which lute could be
adapted, that deal with the theme of the myth of Persephone?
Persephone is in Latin texts also known as Ceres. The story is about
her
wedding with Pluto, god of Hades. Ceres is allowed to return to the
world of the living once a year. Her return is to be realized by the
sprouting of corn (cereals).
Another alias is Proserpina. In general, Persephone / Ceres /
Proserpina
is the keeper of life-spans, so to say. You may colour your hair, but
"scit Proserpina canum" (Martial), she knows the grey-haired.
Hope that helps a little.
--
Best,
Mathias
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