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Arise, sweet love
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · James Gibb
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Arise, sweet love by Henry David Leslie — Lyrics
Arise, sweet love,
Sweet love, the stars grow pale,
The glorious sun is nigh,
The blackcap's pipe trills through the dale.
The swallow twitters by.
The lark now sings his merry lay,
Roseclouds bedeck the sky;
Then rise, sweet love, this is Mayday,
And to the woods we'll hie,
Arise, sweet love, the sun is nigh,
Then rise, sweet love, the sun is nigh.
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About Arise, sweet love
Henry David Leslie's Arise, sweet love is a charming SATB setting of an English text celebrating the arrival of Mayday. The joyful words evoke the beauty of the morning in springtime, with references to the pale stars, the glorious sun, and the natural sounds of birdsong. The lyrics paint a picture of a fresh and fair morn, with dew on the buttercups and the scent of hawthorn filling the air. It calls for lovers to rise and head to the woods, embracing the spirit of the season. This part-song is ideal for a spring concert or as a cheerful addition to a mixed choir's repertoire.
