by Ella Higginson (1862 - 1940)
Four‑leave Clover
Language: English
I know a place where the sun is like gold, And the cherry-blooms burst with snow, And down underneath is the loveliest nook Where the four-leaf clover grows. One leaf is for hope, and you must have faith, And one is for love, you know; And God put another one in for luck — If you search, you will find where they grow. But you must have hope, and you must have faith, You must love and be strong — and so, If you work, if you wait, you will find the place Where the four-leaf clover grows.
Authorship:
- by Ella Higginson (1862 - 1940) [author's text not yet checked 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 Charles Whitney Coombs (1859 - 1940), "Four-leave Clover" [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2021-05-10
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Word count: 98