Green‑up time
Language: English 
Our translations:  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!

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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]


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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-26
Line count: 18
Word count: 188