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The fairest time in all the year | |||
Is when the songs of birds we hear, | |||
Songs that are filling earth and sky, | |||
Thick-warbled notes, far off and nigh. | |||
And chief the charming nightingale, | |||
With new delight inspires the vale | |||
That hears her sweet and lovely lay. | |||
To her unceasing thanks we pay: | |||
Much more to God our gracious Lord, | |||
At whose bidding are outpoured | |||
The matchless notes from her that fall, | |||
The singer first, and best of all. | |||
Singing and praising day and night, | |||
She thinks her welcome labour light: | |||
Thus I would song and praise outpour, | |||
And thank my God for evermore. | |||
{{Translator|John Troutbeck}} | |||
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2020-01-13). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 104 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transposed down a semitone from the source. The last few bars of Soprano and Alto have been rearranged to avoid high Alto notes. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: The fairest time
Composer: Robert Franz
Lyricist: John Troutbeck
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
First published: 1856
2nd published: 1875 in Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 12, no. 336
Description: Translated from the German of Martin Luther. 6 Lieder für gemischten Chor Op.24, no.3.
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