by (Henry) Austin Dobson (1840 - 1921)
When Spring comes laughing
Language: English
When Spring comes laughing By vale and hill, By wind-flower walking And daffodil,- Sing stars of morning, Sing morning skies, Sing blue of speedwell,- And my Love's eyes. When comes the Summer, Full-leaved and strong, And gay birds gossip The orchard long,- Sing hid, sweet honey That no bee sips; Sing red, red roses,- And my Love's lips. When Autumn scatters The leaves again, And piled sheaves bury The broad-wheeled wain,- Sing flutes of harvest Where men rejoice; Sing rounds of reapers,- And my Love's voice. But when comes Winter With hail and storm, And red fire roaring And ingle warm,- Sing first sad going Of friends that part; Then sing glad meeting,- And my Love's heart.
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Authorship:
- by (Henry) Austin Dobson (1840 - 1921), "A song of the four seasons" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Frances Allitsen (1848 - 1912), "A song of the four seasons", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], London: R. Cocks [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Foote (1853 - 1937), "A song of four seasons" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Norman Houston O'Neill (1875 - 1934), "A song of the four seasons" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-01-04
Line count: 32
Word count: 117