by Edwin Markham (1852 - 1940)
April
Language: English
'Tis April and the blossoms start And youth must take the chance, The wander pain is in the heart, The ache of young Romance. Out now to far adventuring, And take your dreams along, For every pang that fortunes bring Turn lightly to a song. For every pang that fortunes bring Turn lightly to a song. When Romance comes with dewy rose, Beware, O prudent men, For should you spurn him, lo, he goes And never comes again.
Text Authorship:
- by Edwin Markham (1852 - 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 Harriet Ware (1877 - 1962), "April" [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-26
Line count: 14
Word count: 79