OnA BankOfFlowers
Onabankofflowers, in asummerday, Forsummerlightlydrest, The youthful,bloomingNellylay, Withlove andsleep opprest; When Willie, wand'ringthro'the wood, Who forherfavourofthadsued; He gaz'd,hewish'd He fear'd,heblush'd, Andtrembledwhere he stood.
Herclosed eyes,likeweaponssheath'd, Were seal'din softrepose; Herlip,stillasshefragrantbreath'd, Itricherdyedtherose; The springinglilies,sweetlyprest, Wild-wantonkissedherrivalbreast; He gaz'd,hewish'd, He mear'd,heblush'd, Hisbosomillatrest.
Herrobes, light-wavingin the breeze, Hertenderlimbsembrace; Herlovelyform,hernative ease, Allharmonyandgrace; Tumultuoustideshispulsesroll, A faltering,ardentkisshe stole; He gaz'd,hewish'd, He fear'd,heblush'd, Andsigh'dhisverysoul.
Asfliesthe partridgefromthebrake, Onfear-inspired wings, SoNelly,starting,half-awake, Awayaffrightedsprings; ButWilliefollow'd-asheshould, Andcame upon herinthewood; He vow'd, hepray'd, He foundthemaid Forgivingall, and good.
Robertburns(1759-1796)
OnaBankofFlowers
Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Piano Ona Sweetandlilting Sweetandlilting Bankofflowers,ina (for rehearsal) summerday,For summerlightly S A T B Pno. drest,The The 4 4 youthful,blooming youthful,blooming youthful,blooming Nellylay,With Nellylay, Nellylay, - -
S A T B Pno. 7 loveandsleepop lovesleep lovesleep prest;When sleepopprest; sleepopprest;When Willie,wand'ring Willie,wand'ring Willie,wand'ring Willie,wand'ring 9 9 S A T B Pno. 10 thro'thewood,Who thro'thewood,Who thro'thewood,Who thro'thewood,Who forherfavour forherfavour forherfavour forherfavour ofthadofthe ofthadsued; ofthadsued; ofthadsued; -2
S A T B Pno. 13 gaz'd,hewish'd gaz'd,hewish'd gaz'd,wish'dHe gaz'd,wish'dHe fear'd,blush'd,And fear'd,blush'd, fear'd,blush'd, fear'd,heblush'd, trembledwherehe trembledwherehe trembledwherehe trembledwherehe - S A T B Pno. 16 hestood. hestood. stood. he hestood. hestood. stood. poco rit. poco rit. Herclosedeyes,like closedeyes, closedeyes, 18 18 a tempo a tempo Were weaponssheath'd, weaponssheath'd, weaponssheath'd, -3
S A T B Pno. 20 seal'dinsoftre insoft insoft pose; softrepose;Her softrepose; softrepose; asshe lip,stillasshe lip,stillasshe stillasshe - S A T B Pno. 23 fragrantbreath'd,It fragrantbreath'd, fragrantbreath'd, fragrantbreath'd, richerdyedthe richerdyedthe richerdyedthe richerdyedthe rose;The dyedtherose; dyedtherose; --4
S A T B Pno. springinglilies, springinglilies, springinglilies, springinglilies, 26 26 sweetlyprest,Wild sweetlyprest,Wild sweetlyprest,Wild sweetlyprest,Wild wantonkissedher wantonkissedher wantonkissedher wantonkissedher S A T B Pno. 29 rivalbreast;He rivalbreast;He rivalbreast; rivalbreast; gaz'd,hewish'd gaz'd,hewish'd,He gaz'd,wish'd,He gaz'd,wish'd, fear'd,blush'd,His fear'd,blush'd, fear'd,heblush'd, fear'd,blush'd, -5
S A T B Pno. 32 bosomillat bosomillat bosomillat illat atrest. atrest. rest.at Her atrest. atrest. rest. Solo poco rit. poco rit. - S A T B Pno. robes,lightwaving Ahh Ahh 35 35 a tempo a tempo inthebreeze,Her tenderlimbsem Herlimbs Herlimbs 6
S A T B Pno. 38 brace; limbsembrace; limbsembrace; Her Tutti Solo Ahh Ahh lovelyform,her All nativeease, 40 40 - S A T B Pno. 41 harmonyand harmonyand harmonyand harmonyand Tutti andgrace;Tu grace;grace; Tu grace;Tu multuoustideshis Tumultuoustideshis multuoustideshis multuoustideshis --7
S A T B Pno. 44 pulsesroll,A hispulsesroll,A pulsesroll,A pulsesroll,A faltering,ardent faltering,ardent faltering,ardent faltering,ardent kisshestole;He kisshestole;He kisshestole; kisshestole; - --- S A T B Pno. 47 gaz'd,hewish'd gaz'd,hewish'd,He gaz'd,wish'd,He gaz'd,wish'd, mear'd,blush'd,and mear'd,blush'd, mear'd,heblush'd, mear'd,blush'd, sigh'dhisvery sigh'dhisvery sigh'dhisvery -8
S A T B Pno. 50 soul.And soul.And soul. sigh'dhisvery sigh'dhisvery sigh'dhisvery sigh'dhisvery soul.As soul.As soul. soul. subito subito subito subito rit. rit. - S A T B Pno. fliesthepartridge fliespartridge fliesthepartridge fliesthepartridge 53 53 a tempo a tempo fromthebrake,On fromthebrake, fromthebrake, fromthebrake,On fearinspired fearinspired fearinspired fearinspired -9
S A T B Pno. 56 wings,So wings,So wings, wings, Nelly,starting, Nelly,starting, Nelly,starting, Nelly,starting, halfawake,A halfawake,A halfawake,A halfawake,A S A T B Pno. 59 wayaffrighted wayaffrighted wayaffrighted wayaffrighted springs;But springs;But springs; springs; Williefollow'd Williefollow'd Williefollow'd Williefollow'd 61 61 10
S A T B Pno. 62 asheshould,And asheshould,And asheshould,And asheshould,And cameuponher cameuponher cameuponher cameuponher inthewood; inthewood;He inthewood; inthewood; - S A T B Pno. 65 He vow'd, hepray'd, foundthemaid foundthemaid foundthemaid foundthemaid subito subito subito subito For poco rit. poco rit. 11
S A T B Pno. givingall,and Forgivingall,and all,and 68 68 Unpocomenomosso Unpocomenomosso good.For good. good. givingall,For Forgivingall,For For For givingall,and givingall,and givingall,and givingall,and rit. rit.-- S A T B Pno. OnaBank good.Ona 72 72 Tempoprimo Tempoprimo of Bank of OnaBankof Bankof rit. rit. Flowers, Flowers. Flowers Flowers. - 12