When all the world is young (John Pointer)

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• (Posted 2023-11-29)  CPDL #77701:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-11-29).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 343 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: When all the world is young
Composer: John Pointer
Lyricist: Charles Kingsley
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1912 Novello and Co.
Description: 

Original text and translations

English text

When all the world is young, lad,
And all the trees are green;
And every goose a swan, lad,
And every lass a queen;
Then hey for boot and horse, lad,
And round the world away!
Young blood must have its course,
lad,
And every dog his day.

When all the world is old, lad,
And all the trees are brown;
And all the sport is stale, lad,
And all the wheels run down;
Creep home, and take your place
there,
The spent and maimed among;
God grant you find one face there,
You loved when all was young.