To Spring

O Thou with dewy locks, who lookest down
Thro' the clear windows of the morning, turn
Thine angel eyes upon our western isle,
Which in full choir hails thy approach, O Spring! 

The hills tell each other, and the list'ning
Valleys hear; all our longing eyes are turned
Up to thy bright pavilions: issue forth,
And let thy holy feet visit our clime.

Come o'er the eastern hills, and let our winds
Kiss thy perfumed garments; let us taste
Thy morn and evening breath; scatter thy pearls
Upon our love-sick land that mourns for thee.

O deck her forth with thy fair fingers; pour
Thy soft kisses on her bosom; and put
Thy golden crown upon her languish'd head,
Whose modest tresses were bound up for thee.

by William Blake (1757-1827) , "To Spring"

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

by William Henry Bell (1873-1946) , "Spring", 1940, from Twelve Blake Songs, no. 1.
by Harold Blumenfeld (1923-) , "To Spring", 1972-3 [double mixed chorus, with mezzo-soprano and tenor soli, and orchestra], from Songs of Innocence, no. 1.
by Sven Lekberg (1899-1984) , "Come o'er the Eastern Hills", published c1971 [four-part mixed chorus a cappella], New York, G. Schirmer
by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948-) , "To Spring", op. 28 no. 1, published 1979, first performed 1980 [voice, flute, viola, and harp], from The seasons, no. 1.

RUS Russian [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov)

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