by Edward Frederick Lockton (1876 - 1940)
Piper June
Language: English
When June the Piper passes Across the land again, The whole world shouts a welcome And greets his happy strain The skies above grow bluer, And magic hours begin; He plays the flow'ry Maytime out, He plays the Summer in! Refrain. Play, play, a merry, merry tune, Play your music, Piper Junel Let your notes go floating over Hill and dale and field of clover! Wake the birds to joyous singing, Set the bells of youth a-ringing, Play our hearts love's golden tune, Merry, merry Piper June! When Piper June is playing, The streams all join his song, And laughing breezes carry His melodies along. We soon forget our troubles, And life is glad anew; 0, Piper June, why can't you stay And play the whole year through?
Text Authorship:
- by Edward Frederick Lockton (1876 - 1940) [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 Molly Carew (1886 - 1953), "Piper June", copyright © 1926 [ voice and piano ], London ; Sydney : Chappell & Co.,
Score: Trove [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]
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