by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
What does the little one see down there?
Language: English
What does the little one see down there In the cups of the crocuses fresh and fair With their purple tints and delicate veins, Born of spring sunshine and April rains, Her eager feet pausing in glad surprise, A happy light shining from wond'ring eyes As she catches their fragrance faint and sweet, Pure blossoms for Easter morning meet? Sees she a meaning hidden well In the trembling heart of the fragile bell, A blessing withheld from the prudent and wise, Yet granted, perchance, to the trusting eyes Of him, who with simple, patient mind Waits God's own time, the answer to find To mysteries deep and questionings wild, And entereth in like a little child?
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844 - 1931), "What does the little one see down there?", op. 20 (Six Songs) no. 5, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Boston : Arthur P. Schmidt and Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-09-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 116