by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Hayfields and butterflies
Language: English
Butterfly, butterfly, whither are you roaming, On this summer day? Butterfly, butterfly, my heart is for homing, On this summer day. June is quickly over, roses and the clover Do not last alway! Find for me my lover, you who are a rover O'er the fields of hay! Dancing, dancing, fly unto my lover, See where he may stray; Kiss his cheek demurely, bring him to me surely On this same summer day!
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Teresa del Riego (c1876 - 1968), "Hayfields and butterflies", subtitle: "song", copyright © 1911 [ voice and piano ], Chappell & Co [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-08
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Word count: 73