Song Cycle by William Henry Hadow, Sir (1859-1937)

2. The blossom

Authorship

by William Blake (1757-1827) , "The blossom", from Songs of Innocence and Experience, in Songs of Innocence, no. 6, published 1789

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Merry, merry sparrow!
Under leaves so green
A happy blossom
Sees you, swift as arrow,
Seek your cradle narrow,
Near my bosom.

Pretty, pretty robin!
Under leaves so green
A happy blossom
Hears you sobbing, sobbing,
Pretty, pretty robin,
Near my bosom.

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