by Charles Hanson Towne (1877 - 1949)
Yo San
        Language: English 
        
        
        
        
             O little Yo San
     With your face of tan,
And your dear little eyes peeping over your fan,
     What a roguish way,
     On this golden day,
You have found with my heart, with my poor heart to play
     In the cherry-boughs sing
     All the birds of Spring,
And the little brooks tinkle as they ripple and ring ;
     But match, if you can,
     In the land of Japan,
The music of the laughter of my little Yo San !
Text Authorship:
- by Charles Hanson Towne (1877 - 1949), "Yo San" [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 Amy Woodforde-Finden (1860 - 1919), "Yo San", published 1906 [ high voice and piano ], from Five Little Japanese Songs, no. 1, London : Boosey & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-10-26 
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