by Victor Neuberg (1873 - 1940)
Rantum Tantum
Language: English
Who'll play at Rantum Tantum Over the fields in May? Oh, maidens fair, 'od grant 'em Rantum Tantum play! The dawning fields are rimy, White in the sunrise way, But oh! the fields smell thymy Later in the day. And oh! may the fields be pearly With dawn and virgin dew, And may my love come early And may my love be true... Oh, the fields are green in daytime And the trees are white in May, And Rantum Tantum Maytime's the time for lovers' play.
Authorship:
- by Victor Neuberg (1873 - 1940) [author's text not yet checked 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 Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "Rantum Tantum", 1922, published 1923, from Lillygay, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 86