by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
Oh, fair to see
Language: English
Oh, fair to see Blossom-laden cherry tree, Arrayed in sunny white; An April day's delight, Oh, fair to see! Oh, fair to see Fruit-laden cherry tree, With balls of shining red Decking a leafy head, Oh, fair to see!
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Authorship
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), no title, appears in Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, first published 1872 [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 Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "Oh, fair to see", op. 13b no. 2, published 1966 [high voice, piano], from Oh fair to see, no. 2. [text not verified]
- by John Francis Holcombe Read (b. 1821), "Oh, fair to see", published 1925 [voice and piano], from the collection Kikirikee [text not verified]
- by Martin Edward Fallas Shaw (1875 - 1958), "The cherry tree", published 1936 [unison chorus and piano], from Two Cherry Songs [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2006-01-28
Line count: 10
Word count: 39