Oh, to be in England
Now that April's there,
And whoever wakes in England
Sees, some morning, unaware,
That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf
Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf,
While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough
In England - now!!
And after April, when May follows,
And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows!
Hark, where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge
Leans to the field and scatters on the clover
Blossoms and dewdrops - at the bent spray's edge -
That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over,
Lest you should think he never could recapture
The first fine careless rapture!
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Three English Songs
Song Cycle by Bertram Shapleigh (1871 - 1940)
?. Oh, to be in England  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Authorship:
- by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889), "Home-thoughts, from abroad", appears in Bells and Pomegranates, No. VII, first published 1845
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Total word count: 140