What the bee is to the flow'ret - Stanford, Charles Villiers

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"Six Irish Folksongs, Op. 78, No. 2 AIR: THE YELLOW GARRON"

⌛ Period → Late Romantic ◈ Genre → Folksongs

♯ Key E- major

⁄ Time Signature 6/8

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range B-2 – G5

♩ Tempo 100

◷ Duration ~1 min

¶ Language → English

Measures 39

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 8

CPDL # 79435

Editor David Anderson

Posted 2024-03-07

License Personal

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano

E-4 – G5

Alto

G3 – C5

Tenor

E-3 – G4

Bass

B-2 – C4

¶Lyrics / Text

What the bee is to the flowert, When he looks for honey-dew, Through the leaves that close embower it, That, my love, I'll be to you. What the bank, with verdure glowing, Is to waves that wander near, Whispering kisses, while they're going, That I'll be to you, my dear. But they say, the bee's a rover, Who will fly, when sweets are gone, And, when once the kiss is over, Faithless brooks will wander on. Nay, if flowers will lose their looks If sunny banks will wear away, 'Tis but right that bees and brooks Should sip and kiss them, while they may.