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{{Vs|1}} What glad morning song in the wood do I hear? | |||
O birdie, dear birdie, I pray thee come near! | |||
My song is as fresh and as joyful as thine, | |||
O birdie, then come thou, and hearken to mine! | |||
''O thou world so fair, O thou world so gay! | |||
''O thou beautiful. beautiful time of May! | |||
{{Vs|2}} O birdie, dear birdie, I pray thee come near; | |||
From gladness of heart flows the song thou dost hear. | |||
Come, warble and sing, as if vieing with me, | |||
Thy own dainty song, which was taught me by thee. | |||
''O thou world so fair,… | |||
{{Vs|3}} We sing and rejoice both by day and by night, | |||
Not knowing how long we may keep our delight. | |||
O birdie, O birdie, the hours haste away, | |||
O sing thou, and love thou, while yet it is May. | |||
''O thou world so fair,… | |||
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- (Posted 2020-01-18) CPDL #56673:
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2020-01-18). Score information: A4, 8 pages, 129 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: O thou world so fair
Composer: Franz Wilhelm Abt
Lyricist: John Troutbeck
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
First published: 1875 in Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 12, no. 342
Description: Translated from the German of H. Franke.
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Original text and translations
English text
1 What glad morning song in the wood do I hear?
O birdie, dear birdie, I pray thee come near!
My song is as fresh and as joyful as thine,
O birdie, then come thou, and hearken to mine!
O thou world so fair, O thou world so gay!
O thou beautiful. beautiful time of May!
2 O birdie, dear birdie, I pray thee come near;
From gladness of heart flows the song thou dost hear.
Come, warble and sing, as if vieing with me,
Thy own dainty song, which was taught me by thee.
O thou world so fair,…
3 We sing and rejoice both by day and by night,
Not knowing how long we may keep our delight.
O birdie, O birdie, the hours haste away,
O sing thou, and love thou, while yet it is May.
O thou world so fair,…