by T. Toms
The busy hours of day are o'er
Language: English
The busy hours of day are o'er, And ruddy labour toils no more, The lambs are folded in the vale, And cheerful murmurs swell the gale: The harper sounds a merry strain, And calls the jocund village train, To dance, or song, or laugh, or jest, 'Till moonbeams speak the hour of rest. See smiling Age, and frolic Youth, And wedded Love, and plighted Truth; And calm Content, and Temp'rance meek, And vig'rous Health with glowing cheek: Go search for bliss in pomp or shew, But never, never shalt thou know So blythe a heart, so free from pain, As glads the simple village swain.
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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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "The lambs' fold vale -- or, David of the blue stone", alternate title: "A pastoral romance", subtitle: "Pant corlant yr wyn -- neu, Dafydd or Garreg-las", JHW. XXXII/4 no. 357, Hob. XXXIb no. 22 (1803). [voice, violin, cello, and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 105