by Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856 - 1935)
April weather
Language: English
Oh, hush, my heart, and take thine ease, For here is April weather! The daffodils beneath the trees Are all a-row together. The thrush is back with his old note; The scarlet tulip blowing; A white -- ay, white as my love's throat -- The dogwood boughs are growing. The lilac bush is sweet again; Down every wind that passes, Fly flakes from hedgerow and from lane; The bees are in the grasses. And Grief goes out, and Joy comes in, And Care is but a feather; And every lad his love can win, For here is April weather.
Authorship:
- by Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856 - 1935) [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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "April weather", op. 15 (Five songs for soprano or tenor) no. 3 [ soprano or tenor and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Nich Roehler
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 97