by William Allingham (1824 - 1889)
O spirit sweet of summertime
Language: English
O spirit sweet of summertime, Bring back the roses to the dells, The swallow from her distant clime, The honey bee from drowsy cells. Bring back the singing, bring the scent Of meadow-lands at dewy prime; Oh! bring again my heart's content, Thou spirit sweet of summertime.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Allingham (1824 - 1889), "Song", appears in Poems, first published 1861 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Charles Whitney Coombs (1859 - 1940), "Spirit of Summertime", published 1898 [ high voice and piano ], from Three Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vernon Duke (1903 - 1969), "O Spirit of the Summertime", published 1942 [ medium voice and piano ], from Five Victorian Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ward Stephens (1872 - 1940), "Summertime", published 1913 [ high voice or low voice, piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred James Sutton (1827 - ?), "O Spirit of the Summertime", published c1881 [ SATB chorus (a cappella?) ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2005-01-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 47