Come Lady‑Day
Language: English
Come Lady-Day When the snow is off the mountains Come Lady-Day, come Lady-Day! And merrily flow the fountains Come Lady-Day, come Lady-Day! I'll deck me with a string o' pearls A silken mesh upon my curls, For love will come to me On Lady-Day, on Lady-Day! When daffodils are dancing Come Lady-Day, come Lady-Day! With the sunlight on them glancing Come Lady-Day, come Lady-Day! I'll take a honey-cake so fine, A golden cup of sparkling wine, And go to meet my Love On Lady-Day, on Lady-Day.
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 Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "Come Lady-Day", 1938, published 1938 [voice and piano], Ascherberg, Hopwood, and Crew [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2012-12-10
Line count: 17
Word count: 86