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A Spring Song
Staff Notation • Secular, Art songs
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A Spring Song by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry — Lyrics
It was a lover and his lass,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonny no,
That o'er the green cornfields did pass.
In spring time, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey dingadingading;
Sweet lovers love the spring.
Between the acres of the rye,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonny no,
These pretty country folks would lie,
In spring time,…
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About A Spring Song
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry's A Spring Song sets a celebrated English text expressing the joys of love and nature in springtime. The words, drawn from Shakespeare's As You Like It, paint a vivid picture of lovers wandering through green cornfields and rye, accompanied by the singing of birds and a cheerful "hey nonny no". The song captures the carefree spirit of the season, likening life to a flower and urging lovers to embrace the present moment when love is at its peak. This art song, set in English for solo voice, offers a delightful musical setting of a timeless pastoral scene.
