Four Irish Songs - Villard, Scott

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"Four original pieces in the style of Irish folk song arrangements. Example recording sung by Matthew Curtis of ChoralTracks."

◈ Genre → Folksongs ♬ Voicing → ATB ¶ Language → English

Parts 3

Instruments A cappella

Pages 13

CPDL # 40321

Editor Scott Villard

Posted 2016-07-14

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

1. O Spirit of the Summertime! Bring back the roses to the dells; the swallow from her distant clime, the honey-bee from drowsy cells. Bring back the friendship of the sun; the gilded evenings, calm and late, when merry children homeward run, and peeping stars bid lovers wait. Bring back the singing; and the scent of meadowlands at dewy prime; oh, bring again my heart's content, thou Spirit of the Summertime. 2. A Gravestone Far from the churchyard dig his grave, on some green mound beside the wave; to westward, sea and sky alone, and sunsets. Put a mossy stone, with mortal name and date, a harp and bunch of wild flowers, carven sharp; then leave it free to winds that blow, and patient mosses creeping; slow, and wandering wings, and footsteps rare of human creature pausing there. 3. Four ducks on a pond, a grass bank beyond, a blue sky of spring, white clouds on the wing; what a little thing to remember for years, to remember with tears! 4. The Winter Pear Is always Age severe? Is never Youth austere? Spring-fruits are sour to eat; Autumn’s the mellow time. Nay, very late in the year, short day and frosty rime, thought, like a winter pear, stone-cold in summer’s prime, may turn from harsh to sweet.