by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
There is but one May in the year
Language: English
Our translations: DUT
There is but one May in the year, And sometimes May is wet and cold; There is but one May in the year before the year grows old. Yet though it be the chilliest May With least of sun and most of show'rs, Its wind and dew, its night and day, Bring up the flow'rs.
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Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), no title, appears in Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, first published 1892 [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 John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962), "May flowers", published 1919 [ duet for soprano and alto with piano (or 2-part chorus of treble voices and piano) ], from Eight songs for upper voices and piano, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , "Mei bloemen", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Lidy van Noordenburg
This text was added to the website: 2008-10-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 55