Beautiful May (Otto Booth)

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• (Posted 2023-09-26)  CPDL #75753:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-09-26).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 527 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Beautiful May
Composer: Otto Booth
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1876 Weekes & Co.
Description: 

Original text and translations

English text

Brightly the sunbeams sparkle
    Over the waving trees,
Softly the shadows darken
    Under the whispering leaves.
Hark! how the birds are singing
    Merry and sweet and gay.
Hark! how their notes are thrilling
    Ever a welcome to May.
        Beautiful May, beautiful May,
            Chasing the clouds away,
        Beautiful May, beautiful May,
            Sunny and bright and gay.

Blossoms and buds are blushing
    Where ere the sunbeams gleam,
Softly the skies are flushing,
    Waking from winters dream.
Hark! to the glad awaking
    Greeting the newborn day,
Darkness, it’s flight is taking,
    Smiling a welcome to May.
        Beautiful May, beautiful May,
            Chasing the clouds away,
        Beautiful May, beautiful May,
            Sunny and bright and gay.

attr. “RITA”