by Norman Rowland Gale (1862 - 1942)
Thank you very much indeed
Language: English
Thank you very much indeed, River, for your waving reed; Hollyhocks, for budding knobs; Foxgloves, for your velvet fobs; Pansies, for your silky cheeks; Chaffinches, for singing beaks; Spring, for wood anemones Near the mossy toes of trees; Summer, for the fruited pear, Yellowing crab, and cherry fare; Autumn, for the bearded load, Hazelnuts along the road; Winter, for the fairy-tale, Spitting log and bouncing hail. But, blest Father, high above, All these joys are from Thy love; And Your children everywhere, Born in palace, lane, or square, Cry with voices all agreed, "Thank You very much indeed."
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- by Norman Rowland Gale (1862 - 1942), "Thanks" [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 Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), "Thank you very much indeed", published c1900 [ soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone or bass, piano ], from The daisy chain: twelve songs of childhood, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
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