by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
In the springtime See original
Language: English
... In the spring time, the only pretty ring time, When birds do sing, hey ding a ding a ding; Sweet lovers love the spring. ...
Composition:
- Set to music by Betty Jackson King (1928 - 1994), "In the springtime", lines 4-6
Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in As You Like It, Act V, Scene 3
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Paavo Cajander)
- FRE French (Français) (François Pierre Guillaume Guizot)
- GER German (Deutsch) (Johann Heinrich Voss) , "Ein Bursch' und Mägdlein, flink und schön", first published 1819
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 189