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In the scented bud of the morning -- O, When the windy grass went rippling far, I saw my dear one walking slow, In the field where the daises are. We did not laugh [and]1 we did not speak As we wandered [happily]2 to and fro; I kissed my dear on either cheek, In the bud of the morning -- O! A lark sang up from the breezy land, A lark sang down from a cloud afar, As she and I went hand in hand In the field where the daisies are.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Colum, Padraic, ed., Anthology of Irish Verse, New York, Boni and Liveright, 1922.
1 omitted by Edmunds2 Barber, Edmunds: "happ'ly"
Authorship:
- by James Stephens (1882 - 1950), "The daisies", appears in Here are Ladies, first published 1913 [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 Seymour Barab (1921 - 2014), "The daisies", from The Rivals, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "The daisies", op. 2 (Three Songs) no. 1, published 1936 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by M. Bowles , "The daisies", published <<1959 [ voice and piano ], from Five Songs on Poems by James Stephens [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Edmunds (1913 - 1986), "The Daisies" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Roland Farley (1892 - 1932), "The daisies", published <<1940 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leslie Mann (1923 - 1977), "The daisies", 1955 [ voice and piano ], from Three songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter Byron Mourant (1910 - 1995), "The daisies" [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael Mulliner (1896? - 1973), "The daisies", published 1950 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dorothy Parke , "The daisies", 1951 [ voice and piano ], from A Honeycombe [sung text not yet checked]
- by Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "In the bud of the morning-O", alternate title: "A field of daisies", op. 25 (Six songs) no. 6 (1926), published 1927 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Shepherd (1880 - 1958), "In the scented bud of the morning-O" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marion Wyrill , "The daisies", published 1931 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Mercedes Vivas) , "Las margaritas", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 90
En el aromático comienzo de la mañana, Cuando la hierba se mecía por el viento Vi a mi querida caminando despacio, En el campo donde están las margaritas. No reímos ni hablamos, Mientras caminábamos alegremente por allí, La besé en cada mejilla En el comienzo de la mañana. Una alondra cantó desde la tierra venteada; Una alondra cantó desde una nube lejana; Mientras ella y yo caminábamos, de la mano, En el campo donde están las margaritas.
Authorship:
- Translation from English to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2008 by Mercedes Vivas, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in English by James Stephens (1882 - 1950), "The daisies", appears in Here are Ladies, first published 1913
This text was added to the website: 2008-10-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 77