by William Watson, Sir (1858 - 1935)
April, April
Language: English
April, April, Laugh thy girlish laughter; Then, the moment after, Weep thy girlish tears! April, that mine ears Like a lover greetest, If I tell thee, sweetest, All my hopes and fears, April, April, Laugh thy golden laughter, But, the moment after, Weep thy golden tears!
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Text Authorship:
- by William Watson, Sir (1858 - 1935), "Song", appears in The Hope of the World and Other Poems, first published 1897 [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 Paul Fetler (b. 1920), "April", published 1957 [ satb chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eleanor Everest Freer (1864 - 1942), "Song", published 1905 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], from Five Songs to Spring [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sidney Homer (1864 - 1953), "April, April", op. 23 (Two songs) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Harford Lloyd (1849 - 1919), "April, April", <<1919, from Two Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by George Laurie Osgood (1844 - 1922), "April, laugh thy girlish laughter", 1904 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Gerald) Graham Peel (1878 - 1937), "April", published 1910 [ voice and piano ], from The Country Lover, no. 2, London, Chappell & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Helen Lucas Pyke (d. 1954), "April", published 1948 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "April", op. 14 (Four Songs) no. 2 (1909/10), published 1910 [ voice and piano ], London, Boosey [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-06-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 46