by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
Oh, fair to see
Language: English
Oh, fair to see [Blossom-laden]1 cherry tree, Arrayed in sunny white; An April day's delight, Oh, fair to see! Oh, fair to see Fruit-laden cherry tree, With balls of shining red Decking a leafy head, Oh, fair to see!
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Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), no title, appears in Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, first published 1872 [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 Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "Oh, fair to see", op. 13b no. 2, published 1966 [ high voice, piano ], from Oh fair to see, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Francis Holcombe Read (b. 1821), "Oh, fair to see", published 1925 [ voice and piano ], from Kikirikee [sung text not yet checked]
- by Martin Edward Fallas Shaw (1875 - 1958), "The cherry tree", published 1936 [ unison chorus and piano ], from Two Cherry Songs [sung text not yet checked]
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Todd J. Turner
This text was added to the website: 2006-01-28
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Word count: 40