Blossom on the plum, 
  Wild wind and merry;
Leaves upon the cherry, 
  And one swallow [come]1.

Red windy dawn,
  Swift rain and sunny;
  Wild bees seeking honey,
Crocus on the Lawn;
  Blossom on the plum,

Grass begins to grow,
  Dandelions come;
Snowdrops haste to go
After last month's snow;
Rough winds beat and blow,
  Blossom on the plum.

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Confirmed with The Open Road: A Little Book for Wayfarers, compiled by E. V. Lucas, London, Grant Richards, 1899, page 42.

¹ Stöhr: "comes"

Text Authorship:

• by Nora Hopper (1871 - 1906), "March" [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 Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "Blossom-time", op. 15 (Three Songs) no. 3 (1914), published 1914 [ voice and piano ], London, Boosey [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "Blossom-time", published 1934 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], London, Boosey [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Richard Stöhr (1874 - 1967), "March", op. 91 (Twelve Songs) no. 10 (1943-1944) [ voice and piano ], unpublished; manuscript at Saint Michael's College Archives and available in scanned form at the Petrucci Music Library [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Mike Pearson , Johann Winkler

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