by Katharine Tynan (1861 - 1931)
The Spring comes slowly up this way
Language: English
The Spring comes slowly up this way, Slowly, slowly, Under a snood of hodden grey. The black and white for her array, Slowly, slowly, The Spring comes slowly up this way. Where is her green that was so gay? Slowly, slowly, The Spring comes slowly up this way. Unto a world too sick for May, Slowly, slowly, The Spring comes slowly up this way. Where are the lads that used to play? Slowly, slowly, The Spring comes slowly up this way.
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Later included in Herb o' Grace (1918) under the title "A Song of Spring"Authorship:
- by Katharine Tynan (1861 - 1931), "A new old song", appears in Ballads and Lyrics, first published 1891 [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 Edmund Duncan Rubbra (1901 - 1986), "Slow spring", op. 14 (Two Songs) no. 2 (1925) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-21
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