Merry May (Edward Roberts)

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• (Posted 2024-06-14)  CPDL #80943:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2024-06-14).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 405 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Merry May
Composer: Edward Roberts
Lyricist: Fanny Crosby
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1868 F. J. Huntington & Co.
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Original text and translations

English text

Merry, merry laughing May,
Chasing April tears away;
Graceful as a fairy queen,
Tripping o’er the meadow green;
Fragrant lawn and verdant hill,
Golden beam, and sparkling rill,
All in cheerful chorus, say
Welcome, welcome, merry May.

Lovely May, smiling May,
Like our childhood, full of play,
Chasing April tears away;
Welcome, welcome, merry May.

Bud and blossom come with thee,
Lightly dancing o’er the lee;
Daisy white, and violet blue,
Spangled o’er with pearly dew;
Dreary Winter frowns no more;
Chilly winds and storms are o’er;
Hark! the robin and the wren,
Carol sweet their song again.

Stealing thro’ the woodland shade,
Gliding in the sunny glade,
Soft the sportive zephyr creeps,
Where the dreamy echo sleeps;
All is lovely, young, and fair,
Mirth and music everywhere;
Let us join the festive lay,
Welcome, welcome, merry May.