WT2009
The seeds of love
SATB
performance time approx 1m 30s
words and tune traditional English
arranged by Douglas Cook
for soprano, alto, tenor and bass chorus
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The seeds of love
This charming song tells of a woman who dwells on the twisting and twining memory of a past love – suggested in the song by a willow tree. She turns down several offers of new love (represented by spring flowers), though the last verse provides a hint that she may yet love again.
Words
The seeds of love
I sow'd the seeds of love, and I sow'd them in the Spring,
I gathered them up in the morning so soon, while the small birds sweetly sing.
The gard'ner was standing by, and I asked him to choose for me.
He chose for me the violet, the lily and the rose. But those I refused all three.
The willow tree will twist and the willow tree will twine.
I oftentimes have wish'd I were in that young man's arms that once had the heart of mine.
Come all you false young men, do not leave me here to complain,
For the grass that has oftentimes been trampled underfoot, give it time it will rise up again.
traditional English song (from Oxfordshire)
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