by Amelia Josephine Burr (1878 - 1968)
The Touch of Spring
Language: English
The touch of the springtime Has broken the ice of the pond It laughs, and it sighs; The trees on the bank And the clouds that go sai ing beyond, See them--selves in its eyes shimmer of topaz by day, And of silver by night, It trembles for joy at the touch of the wind and the light; Birds dip their wings there, and ripples to melody start, Is it the spring time, or you, Whose imperious wand has broken the ice of my heart?
Text Authorship:
- by Amelia Josephine Burr (1878 - 1968), appears in Life and Living, first published 1916 [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 Elinor Remick Warren (1900 - 1991), "The Touch of Spring" [ voice and piano ], New York, London, Paris: Enoch & Sons [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-07-13
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Word count: 85