From the recording Sing a Song of Seasons
Composed by Robert Rogler
Lauren Florek: Soprano
Matt Savage: Piano
Artistic Director: Dr. Richard Romiti
Recording Engineer: Antonio Oliart
Studio Engineer: Téa Mottolese
Album Artwork: Julia Rogler
Produced by The Rogler Collection
Recorded at the WGBH Fraser Performance Studio, Boston, MA from 19 April to 26 June 2023.
Special thanks to Matthew Rogler, Yunona Tabala, Hannah Eckert, and Mary Kate DeSantis.
Lyrics
Spring
(poem by William Blake)
Sound the flute!
Now it’s mute!
Birds delight,
Day and night,
Nightingale,
In the dale,
Lark in sky,—
Merrily,
Merrily, merrily to welcome in the year.
Little boy,
Full of joy;
Little girl,
Sweet and small;
Cock does crow,
So do you;
Merry voice,
Infant noise;
Merrily, merrily to welcome in the year.
Little lamb,
Here I am;
Come and lick
My white neck;
Let me pull
Your soft wool;
Let me kiss
Your soft face;
Merrily, merrily we welcome in the year.