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A Summer Song
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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A Summer Song by Thomas Crampton — Lyrics
Out among the bracken
All the livelong day,
Where the birds are singing,
And the lambkins play—
Where the cooing ringdove
And the cuckoo call,
While the glorious sunshine
Shineth overall.
Out among the dewdrops,
Ere the sun’s fierce ray
Has, with his bright glances,
Kiss’d them all away;
By the sparkling waters,
O’er the rocks that fall,
While the glorious sunshine
Shineth overall.
Out among the clover
Where the busy bee
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About A Summer Song
Thomas Crampton's A Summer Song paints a vivid picture of idyllic rural life. The SATB choir evokes the sounds and sights of a warm day, from the singing birds and playful lambs to the cooing ringdove and cuckoo's call. The text repeatedly emphasizes the glorious sunshine bathing the scene, underscoring the season's warmth and abundance. This secular English partsong invites listeners to imagine wandering through meadows and clover fields, enjoying nature's bounty and the simple pleasures of a summer's day, perhaps even dreaming life away amidst the fragrant blossoms and busy bees.
