In Summer-time (John James Dawson)

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• (Posted 2023-10-10)  CPDL #76188:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-10).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 399 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: In Summer-time
Composer: John James Dawson
Lyricist: Meta Crow^{create page}
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1894 J. Curwen & Sons
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Original text and translations

English text

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.

Oh! summer nights! Oh! summer nights!
How full of tender balm,
When peace and hope and joy and love
Are fraught with perfect calm.

There’s scarce a sound disturbs the air,
The stars shine bright on high,
And life, in smiling summertime,
Is one long ecstasy.