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by George Darley (1795 - 1846)

Song of the summer winds
Language: English 
Up the hill and down the bourn
O'er the meadow swift we fly 
Now we sing and now we mourn
Now we whistle now we sigh

By the fringed grassy river 
Through the murm'ring reeds we sweep
'Mid the lilly leaves we quiver
To their very hearts we creep

Now the maiden rose is blushing
At the frolic things we say
While, aside her cheek we're rushing
Like some truant Bees at play

Down, down the glen across the mountain
O'er the yellow heath we roam
Whirling round about the foutain
'Til its little breakers foam

Bending down the weeping Willow
While our vesper hymn we sigh
Then, unto our rosy pillows
On our weary wings we hie

Text Authorship:

  • by George Darley (1795 - 1846) [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 Elizabeth Mounsey (1819 - 1905), "Song of the summer winds", published 1837? [ voice and piano ], from Songs of Remembrance, the Music composed ... by Miss Mounsey, no. 6, London : T. E. Purday [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-07-26
Line count: 20
Word count: 118

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