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In Summer-time
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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In Summer-time by John James Dawson — Lyrics
Oh! summer days! Oh! summer days!
What sweet delight ye bring,
When peace and hope and joy and love
Smile over everything.
There’s music in the rippling rill,
And in the zephyr’s kiss;
The world is thrilled with melody,
And bathed in happiness.
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About In Summer-time
John James Dawson’s partsong In Summer-time is a celebration of the season’s joys. Set to an English text, this SATB setting captures the essence of the lyrics, which describe the sweet delights of summer days and the tender balm of summer nights. The music reflects the happiness and peace described in the words, finding melody in nature’s sounds like the rippling rill and the zephyr’s kiss. It paints a picture of the world thrilled with melody and bathed in happiness, concluding with the feeling of life as one long ecstasy under the bright summer stars.
