Through a primrose dell
Language: English
A woodland path [thro']1 a primrose dell
Gay with [gathering]2 green of spring;
And youth with a tale in the heart to tell,
And a song on the lips to sing,
Heigh ho,
With a song on the lips to sing!
That woodland path with its primrose gold
In the spring year by year is fair,
And the story to tell is again retold,
For 'tis ever a new one there,
Heigh ho,
It is ever a new one there!
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1 Spross: "through"
2 Spross: "gath'ring"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
1 Spross: "through"
2 Spross: "gath'ring"
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Henry Hyatt , "Through a primrose dell" [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 Charles Gilbert Spross (1874 - 1961), "Through a primrose dell", published 1910 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 80