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{{Vs|1}} Early in springtime, on raw and windy mornings, | |||
Beneath the freezing house-eaves I heard the starlings sing, | |||
Ah dreary March month, | |||
Is this then a time for building wearily? | |||
Sad to think that the year is but begun. | |||
{{Vs|2}} Late in the Autumn, on still and cloudless evenings, | |||
Among the golden reed-beds I heard the starling sing. | |||
Ah! that sweet March month, | |||
When we and our mates were courting merrily? | |||
Sad to think that the year is all but done. | |||
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2019-05-25). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 102 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: The starlings
Composer: George Alexander Macfarren
Lyricist: Charles Kingsley
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
First published: 1875 in Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 3, no. 114
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Original text and translations
English text
1 Early in springtime, on raw and windy mornings,
Beneath the freezing house-eaves I heard the starlings sing,
Ah dreary March month,
Is this then a time for building wearily?
Sad to think that the year is but begun.
2 Late in the Autumn, on still and cloudless evenings,
Among the golden reed-beds I heard the starling sing.
Ah! that sweet March month,
When we and our mates were courting merrily?
Sad to think that the year is all but done.