Green‑up time
Language: English
Available translation(s): GER
Yesterday morning I did see blossoms on the apple tree, I took a breath and thought, could it be, it's green-up time! Then I began to look around and in ev'ry field I found Greens were a-pushin' up through the ground for green-up time! And sure enough the bluebells tinkled April in the glen, And sure enough I fell in love with love again! Then I started feeling awful bright, had a thought that hit me right, I'll have my honey dance me tonight and have a time To welcome in the green-up time! Yesterday morning I did see blossoms on the apple tree, I took a breath and thought, could it be, it's green-up time! Then I began to look around and in ev'ry field I found Greens were a-pushing up through the ground for green-up time! And sure enough the bluebells tinkled April in the glen, And sure enough I fell in love with love again! Then I started feeling awful bright, had a thought that hit me right, I'll have my honey dance me tonight and have a time To welcome in the green-up time!
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950), "Green-up time", 1948, from the [a musical] Love Life [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Linda Godry) , title 1: "Frühlingszeit", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [an adaptation]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-10-26
Line count: 18
Word count: 188