Scythe song
Language: English
She wakened in the early morn of June, To a soft tune The scythe song, made by mowers, when they pass Through the green grass What time the dewdrops glisten on the lawn, In the grey dawn "This is the sound," she thought, "of summer days, Heat and soft haze, Of nightingales, and dreaming drowsy nights, And dim delights, Summer! So much to take, so much to give, 'Tis sweet, sweet to live."
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Herbert) Hamilton Harty, Sir (1879 - 1941), "Scythe song", published 1910. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 73