by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Sound the Flute! See original
Language: English
Sound the Flute! Now it's mute. Birds delight Day and Night. Nightingale In the dale, Lark in Sky, Out of sight Merrily, Merrily Merrily to welcome in the Year. Little Boy, Full of Joy; Little Girl, Sweet and small. Cock does crow, So do you. Merry voice Infant noise Merrily Merrily to welcome in the Year. Little Lamb Here I am, Come and lick My white neck. Let me pull Your soft Wool. Let me kiss Your soft face. Merrily Merrily we welcome in the Year.
Composition:
- Set to music by Celius Dougherty (1902 - 1986), "Sound the Flute!", published c1957 [ voice and piano ], NY : G. Schirmer
Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "Spring", appears in Songs of Innocence and Experience, in Songs of Innocence, no. 15, first published 1789
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Line count: 27
Word count: 84