Summer’s going (Horatio Richmond Palmer)

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• (Posted 2023-11-27)  CPDL #77592:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-11-27).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 387 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Summer’s going
Composer: Horatio Richmond Palmer
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1884 Biglow & Main Co.
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Original text and translations

English text

Summer’s going,
See the leaves are falling fast (and sadly);
Flowers are dying,
All their beauty’s gone at last.
Now the lark no longer cheers us,
Warbling birds forget to sing,
And the bees have ceased to wander,
Sipping sweets on airy wing.
Summer’s going,
See the leaves are falling fast (and sadly);
Flowers are dying,
All their beauty’s gone at last.

Winter’s coming;
Now his hoary head draws near (and chilly);
Winds are blowing,
All around looks cold and drear.
Hope of spring must now support us,
Winter’s reign will pass away;
Flowers will bloom and birds will warble,
Making glad each summer day.
Winter’s coming;
Now his hoary head draws near (and chilly);
Winds are blowing,
All around looks cold and drear.