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12
CANDLEMAS DAY
I heard the lark sing in the dark before the sun was risen
Hark the lark that sings in the dark to call the flowers from prison
While the world lay still and grey before the sun's adoring
I heard the lark o' Candlemas Day, Candlemas Day in the morning.
Hark the lark that sings in the dark to call the flowers from prison
While the world lay still and grey before the sun's adoring
I heard the lark o' Candlemas Day, Candlemas Day in the morning.
Soon will come the blackbirds all and soon will come the thrushes
Linnets flute and finches call and green upon the bushes
February's dappled sky, grey as a wild gull's feather
Hales the sleepy-heads fro' their beds and calls the choir together
Linnets flute and finches call and green upon the bushes
February's dappled sky, grey as a wild gull's feather
Hales the sleepy-heads fro' their beds and calls the choir together
O and ho, the daffodil within the orchard closes,
Windflowers dancing on the hill and drifts of pale primroses
O and ho, the blackthorn snow and after it the cherry
Whitening every vale and hill when all the [illeg.] are merry
Windflowers dancing on the hill and drifts of pale primroses
O and ho, the blackthorn snow and after it the cherry
Whitening every vale and hill when all the [illeg.] are merry
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Soon will come the nightingale and soon will come the swallow,
May be pale in every vale and the wild rose to follow.
To the prodigal time be here with sweets poured out and wasted,
How, my dear, 's the sweet o' the year with blisses yet untasted.
May be pale in every vale and the wild rose to follow.
To the prodigal time be here with sweets poured out and wasted,
How, my dear, 's the sweet o' the year with blisses yet untasted.
I heard the lark spring in the dark before the dawn's grey sandals,
Before the crocus held a spark to light the blessed candles.
The snowdrop's bell rang a soft peal to give the good folk warning;
And the lark was clerk that sang i' the dark Candlemas Day in the morning.
Before the crocus held a spark to light the blessed candles.
The snowdrop's bell rang a soft peal to give the good folk warning;
And the lark was clerk that sang i' the dark Candlemas Day in the morning.
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