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by Ella Higginson (1862 - 1940)

Four‑leave Clover
Language: English 
I know a place where the sun is like gold,
And the cherry-blooms burst with snow,
And down underneath is the loveliest nook 
Where the four-leaf clover grows.

One leaf is for hope, and you must have faith,
And one is for love, you know;
And God put another one in for luck —
If you search, you will find where they grow.

But you must have hope, and you must have faith, 
You must love and be strong — and so,
If you work, if you wait, you will find the place
Where the four-leaf clover grows.

Text Authorship:

  • by Ella Higginson (1862 - 1940) [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 Charles Whitney Coombs (1859 - 1940), "Four-leave Clover" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2021-05-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 98

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