Two Songs, from "Songs of Childhood" , opus 17

by Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889 - 1960)

1. Bluebells [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English

Where the bluebells and the wind are,
Fairies in a ring I spied,
And I heard a little linnet
Singing near beside.

Where the primrose and the dew are,
Soon were sped the fairies all:
Only now the green turf freshens,
And the linnets call.

Text Authorship:

by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), "Bluebells", appears in Songs of Childhood, first published 1902

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2. Bunches of grapes [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English

"Bunches of grapes," says Timothy;
"Pomegranates pink," says Elaine;
"A junket of cream and a cranberry tart
      For me," says Jane.

"Love-in-a-mist," says Timothy;
"Primroses pale," says Elaine;
"A nosegay of pinks and mignonette
      For me," says Jane.

"Chariots of gold," says Timothy;
"Silvery wings," says Elaine;
"A bumpity ride in a waggon of hay
      For me," says Jane.

Text Authorship:

by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), "Bunches of grapes", appears in Songs of Childhood, first published 1902

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