by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
The bells of youth
Language: English
The Bells of Youth are ringing in the gateways of the South: The bannerets of green are now unfurled: Spring has risen with a laugh, a wild-rose in her mouth, And is singing, singing, singing thro' the world. The Bells of Youth are ringing in all the silent places, The primrose and the celandine are out: Children run a-laughing with joy upon their faces, The west wind follows after with a shout. The Bells of Youth are ringing from the forests to the mountains, From the meadows to the moorlands, hark their ringing! Ten thousand thousand splashing rills and fern-dappled fountains Are flinging wide the Song of Youth, and onward flowing, singing! The Bells of Youth are ringing in the gateways of the South: The bannerets of green are now unfurled: Spring has risen with a laugh, a wild-rose in her mouth, And is singing, singing, singing thro' the world.
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "The bells of youth", appears in The Hour of Beauty, first published 1907 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir (1868 - 1946), "The bells of youth", published 1936 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hubert Bath (1883 - 1945), "The bells of youth", published 1907 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henry Clough-Leighter (1874 - 1956), "The bells of youth", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Percy Eastman Fletcher (1879 - 1932), "The bells of youth", published 1925 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Robert) Norman Fulton (1909 - 1980), "The bells of youth", published 1962 [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jack Hawes (b. 1916), "The bells of youth" [ SATB chorus and piano ], from The Bells of Youth [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "The Bells Of Youth", op. 23 (1943) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Oley Speaks (1874 - 1948), "The bells of youth", published <<1940 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 150