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Fair Daffodils
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Fair Daffodils by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry — Lyrics
TO DAFFODILS
Fair daffodils, we weep to see
Ye haste away so soon;
As yet the earlyrising sun
Has not attain’d his noon.
Stay, stay
Until the hasting day
Has run
But to the evensong;
And, having pray’d together, we
Will go with you along.
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About Fair Daffodils
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry set Robert Herrick’s poignant poem ‘To Daffodils’ for SATB choir. The text reflects on the transience of life, comparing human existence to the fleeting beauty of the flowers. Parry’s setting captures the gentle melancholy of the lyrics, with the voices weaving together to express the shared brevity of our time here on earth and the inevitable approach of decay. This English secular part-song offers a reflective and beautiful meditation on mortality, suitable for a choir looking for music with depth and emotional resonance.
