Roger Quilter - The Wild Flower's Song

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Roger Quilter - Daybreak
To find the Western path Right thro' the Gates of Wrath I urge my way; Sweet Mercy leads me on With soft repentant moan: I see the break of day The war of

Roger Quilter - A Coronal
Violets and leaves of vine Into a frail, fair wreath We gather and entwine: A wreath for Love to wear Fragrant as his own breath To crown his brow divine All day till

Roger Quilter - A Land of Silence
What land of Silence Where pale stars shine On apple-blossom And dew-drenched vine Is yours and mine? The silent valley That we will find Where all the

Roger Quilter - In Spring
See how the trees and the osiers lithe Are green bedecked and the woods are blithe The meadows have donned their cape of flowers The air is soft with the sweet May showers And the

Roger Quilter - Cupid
Love, like a beggar came to me With hose and doublet torn; His shirt bedangling from his knee With hat and shoes outworn He asked an alms; I gave him bread And meat too

Roger Quilter - I will go with my father a‑ploughing
I will go with my father a-ploughing To the green field by the sea And the rooks and the crows and the seagulls Will come flocking after me I will sing to the patient horses

Roger Quilter - Cherry Valley
In Cherry Valley the cherries blow: The valley paths are white as snow And in their time with clusters red The heavy boughs are crimsonèd Now the low moon is looking

Roger Quilter - I wish and I wish
I wish and I wish And I wish I were A golden bee In the blue of the air Winging my way At the mouth of day To the honey-marges Of Loch-ciuin-ban; Or a little

Roger Quilter - The Bracelet
Why I tie about thy wrist Julia, this my silken twist; For what other reason is't But to show thee how, in part Thou my pretty captive art? But thy bondslave is my

Roger Quilter - The Night Piece
Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee The shooting stars attend thee; And the elves also Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee No