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the home book of verse-3-第9部分
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And the thronged succession of the days
Uttered up to God a psalm of praise。
Laughed the running sap in every vein;
Laughed the running flurries of warm rain;
Laughed the life in every wandering root;
Laughed the tingling cells of bud and shoot。
God in all the concord of their mirth
Heard the adoration…song of Earth。
Charles G。 D。 Roberts '1860…
SWEET WILD APRIL
O sweet wild April
Came over the hills;
He skipped with the winds
And he tripped with the rills;
His raiment was all
Of the daffodils。
Sing hi;
Sing hey;
Sing ho!
O sweet wild April
Came down the lea;
Dancing along
With his sisters three:
Carnation; and Rose;
And tall Lily。
Sing hi;
Sing hey;
Sing ho!
O sweet wild April;
On pastoral quill
Came piping in moonlight
By hollow and hill;
In starlight at midnight;
By dingle and rill。
Sing hi;
Sing hey;
Sing ho!
Where sweet wild April
His melody played;
Trooped cowslip; and primrose;
And iris; the maid;
And silver narcissus;
A star in the shade。
Sing hi;
Sing hey;
Sing ho!
When sweet wild April
Dipped down the dale;
Pale cuckoopint brightened;
And windflower trail;
And white…thorn; the wood…bride;
In virginal veil。
Sing hi;
Sing hey;
Sing ho!
When sweet wild April
Through deep woods pressed;
Sang cuckoo above him;
And lark on his crest;
And Philomel fluttered
Close under his breast。
Sing hi;
Sing hey;
Sing ho!
O sweet wild April;
Wherever you went
The bondage of winter
Was broken and rent;
Sank elfin ice…city
And frost…goblin's tent。
Sing hi;
Sing hey;
Sing ho!
Yet sweet wild April;
The blithe; the brave;
Fell asleep in the fields
By a windless wave
And Jack…in…the…Pulpit
Preached over his grave。
Sing hi;
Sing hey;
Sing ho!
O sweet wild April;
Farewell to thee!
And a deep sweet sleep
To thy sisters three; …
Carnation; and Rose;
And tall Lily。
Sing hi;
Sing hey;
Sing ho!
William Force Stead '18 …
SPINNING IN APRIL
Moon in heaven's garden; among the clouds that wander;
Crescent moon so young to see; above the April ways;
Whiten; bloom not yet; not yet; within the twilight yonder;
All my spinning is not done; for all the loitering days。
Oh; my heart has two wild wings that ever would be flying!
Oh; my heart's a meadow…lark that ever would be free!
Well it is that I must spin until the light be dying;
Well it is the little wheel must turn all day for me!
All the hill…tops beckon; and beyond the western meadows
Something calls me ever; calls me ever; low and clear:
A little tree as young as I; the coming summer shadows; …
The voice of running waters that I ever thirst to hear。
Oftentime the plea of it has set my wings a…beating;
Oftentimes it coaxes; as I sit in weary…wise;
Till the wild life hastens out to wild things all entreating;
And leaves me at the spinning…wheel; with dark; unseeing eyes。
Josephine Preston Peabody '1874…1922'
SONG: ON MAY MORNING
Now the bright morning…star; day's harbinger;
Comes dancing from the east; and leads with her
The flowery May; who from her green lap throws
The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose。
Hail; bounteous May; that dost inspire
Mirth and youth and warm desire!
Woods and groves are of thy dressing;
Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing。
Thus we salute thee with our early song;
And welcome thee; and wish thee long。
John Milton '1608…1674'
A MAY BURDEN
Though meadow…ways as I did tread;
The corn grew in great lustihead;
And hey! the beeches burgeoned。
By Goddes fay; by Goddes fay!
It is the month; the jolly month;
It is the jolly month of May。
God ripe the wines and corn; I say;
And wenches for the marriage…day;
And boys to teach love's comely play。
By Goddes fay; by Goddes fay!
It is the month; the jolly month;
It is the jolly month of May。
As I went down by lane and lea;
The daisies reddened so; pardie!
〃Blushets!〃 I said; 〃I well do see;
By Goddes fay; by Goddes fay!
The thing ye think of in this month;
Heigho! this jolly month of May。〃
As down I went by rye and oats;
The blossoms smelt of kisses; throats
Of birds turned kisses into notes;
By Goddes fay; by Goddes fay!
The kiss it is a growing flower;
I trow; this jolly month of May。
God send a mouth to every kiss;
Seeing the blossom of this bliss
By gathering doth grow; certes!
By Goddes fay; by Goddes fay!
Thy brow…garland pushed all aslant
Tells … but I tell not; wanton May!
Francis Thompson '1859?…1907'
CORINNA'S GOING A…MAYING
Get up; get up for shame; the blooming morn
Upon her wings presents the god unshorn。
See how Aurora throws her fair
Fresh…quilted colors through the air:
Get up; sweet slug…a…bed; and see
The dew bespangling herb and tree。
Each flower has wept; and bowed toward the east;
Above an hour since: yet you not dressed;
Nay! not so much as out of bed;
When all the birds have matins said
And sung their thankful hymns: 'tis sin;
Nay; profanation; to keep in;
When as a thousand virgins on this day
Spring; sooner than the lark; to fetch in May。
Rise and put on your foliage; and be seen
To come forth; like the spring…time; fresh and green;
And sweet as Flora。 Take no care
For jewels for your gown or hair:
Fear not; the leaves will strew
Gems in abundance upon you:
Besides; the childhood of the day has kept;
Against you come; some orient pearls unwept;
Come; and receive them while the light
Hangs on the dew…locks of the night;
And Titan on the eastern hill
Retires himself; or else stands still
Till you come forth。 Wash; dress; be brief in praying:
Few beads are best; when once we go a…Maying。
Come; my Corinna; come; and; coming; mark
How each field turns a street; each street a park
Made green and trimmed with trees; see how
Devotion gives each house a bough
Or branch: each porch; each door; ere this;
An ark; a tabernacle is;
Made up of white…thorn; neatly interwove;
As if here were those cooler shades of love。
Can such delights be in the street
And open fields; and we not see't?
Come; we'll abroad; and let's obey
The proclamation made for May:
And sin no more; as we have done; by staying;
But; my Corinna; come; let's go a…Maying。
There's not a budding boy or girl; this day;
But is got up; and gone to bring in May。
A deal of youth; ere this; is come
Back; and with white…thorn laden home。
Some have despatched their cakes and cream
Before that we have left to dream:
And some have wept; and wooed and plighted troth;
And chose their priest; ere we can cast off sloth:
Many a green gown has been given;
Many a kiss; both odd and even:
Many a glance; too; has been sent
From out the eye; love's firmament;
Many a jest told of the keys betraying
This night; and locks picked; yet we're not a…Maying。
Come; let us go; while we are in our prime;
And take the harmless folly of the time。
We shall grow old apace; and die
Before we know our liberty。
Our life is short; and our days run
As fast away as does the sun;
And; as a vapor or a drop of rain;
Once lost; can ne'er be found again:
So when or you or I are made
A fable; song; or fleeting shade;
All love; all liking; all delight
Lies drowned with us in endless night。
Then while time serves; and we are but decaying;
Come; my Corinna; come; let's go a…Maying。
Robert Herrick '1591…1674'
〃SISTER; AWAKE!〃
Sister; awake! close not your eyes!
The day her light discloses;
And the bright morning doth arise
Out of her bed of roses。
See the clear sun; the world's bright eye;
In at our window peeping:
Lo; how he blusheth to espy
Us idle wenches sleeping!
Therefore awake! make haste; I say;
And let us; without staying;
All in our gowns of green so gay
Into the Park a…maying!
Unknown
MAY
May! queen of blossoms;
And fulfilling flowers;
With what pretty music
Shall we charm the hours?
Wilt thou have pipe and reed;
Blown in the open mead?
Or to the lute give heed
In the green bowers?
Thou hast no need of us;
Or pipe or wire;
Thou hast the golden bee
Ripened with fire;
And many thousand more
Songsters; that thee adore;
Filling earth's grassy floor
With new desire。
Thou hast thy mighty herds;
Tame and free…livers;
Doubt not; thy music too
In the deep rivers;
And the whole plumy flight
Warbling the day and night …
Up at the gates of light;
See; the lark quivers!
Edward Hovell…Thurlow '1781…1829'
MAY
Come walk with me along this willowed lane;
Where; like lost coinage from some miser's store;
The golden dandelions more and more
Glow; as the warm sun kisses them again!
For this is May! who with a daisy chain
Leads on the laughing Hours; for now is o'er
Long winter's trance。 No longer rise and roar
His forest…wrenching blasts。 The hopeful swain;
Along the furrow; sings behind his team;
Loud pipes the redbreast … troubadour of spring;
And vocal all the morning copses ring;
More blue the skies in lucent lakelets gleam;
And the glad earth; caressed by murmuring showers;
Wakes like a bride; to deck herself with flowers!
Henry Sylvester Cornwell '1831…1886'
A SPRING LILT
Through the silver mist
Of the blossom…spray
Trill the orioles: list
To their joyous lay!
〃What in all the world; in all the world;〃 they say;
Is half so sweet; so sweet; is half so sweet as May?〃
〃June! June! June!〃
Low croon
The brown bees in the clover。
〃Sweet! sweet! sweet!〃
Repeat
The robins; nested over。
Unknown
SUMMER LONGINGS
Ah! my heart is weary waiting;
Waiting for the May; …
Waiting for the pleasant ra
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