Fairest daughter of the year (John Danby)

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• (Posted 2022-01-17)  CPDL #67609: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2022-01-17).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 264 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

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Title: Fairest daughter of the year
Composer: John Danby
Lyricist: Mary Whateley^{create page}
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Glee

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1785
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English text

Fairest daughter of the year,
Ever blooming, lovely May:
While thy vivid skies appear,
Nature smiles, and all is gay.

Friend of thine, the shepherd plays
Blithesome near the yellow broom;
While his flock, that careless strays,
Seeks the wild thyme's sweet perfume.

May, with thee I mean to rove
O'er the lawns and valleys fair,
Tune my gentle lyre to love,
Cherish hope and soften care.

Round me shall the village swains,
Shall the rosy nymphs appear;
While I sing, in rural strains,
May, to shepherds ever dear.