The joys of Spring (Henry Thomas Smart)
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- Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-08). Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 464 kB Copyright: Personal
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2019-10-19). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 106 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.
General Information
Title: The joys of Spring
Composer: Henry Thomas Smart
Lyricist: Etheldred Mary Smart
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1875 in Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 8, no. 246
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Original text and translations
English text
What are the joys of Spring?
Its flowers?
No, These may charm our sight,
And fill us with delight
But other joys hath Spring.
Blue skies and sunny showers?
No, These may warm and cheer,
And banish winter drear
But other joys hath Spring.
In Spring 'tis love alone
Doth life and joy impart
That thrills great Nature's heart,
And throbs within our own.