Oh, fair to see

Oh, fair to see
Blossom-laden cherry tree,
  Arrayed in sunny white;
  An April day's delight,
Oh, fair to see!

Oh, fair to see
Fruit-laden cherry tree,
  With balls of shining red
  Decking a leafy head,
Oh, fair to see!

by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) , no title, from Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, published 1872

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) , "Oh, fair to see", op. 13b no. 2, published 1966 [high voice, piano], from Oh fair to see, no. 2.
by John Francis Holcombe Read (1821-) , "Oh, fair to see", published 1925 [voice, piano], from Kikirikee
by Martin Edward Fallas Shaw (1875-1958) , "The cherry tree", published 1936 [unison voices, piano], from Two Cherry Songs

Date added to the website: 2006-01-28.

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