Daffodils

The Flowers Song Collection

"Daffodils" is a song by Beverly Benjamin Cole. It is the second in a set of six floral poems by different composers. The text of "Daffodils" is an excerpt from William Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" If interested in sheet music, please email jackmor@umich.edu

Text

Daffodils, that come before the swallow dares, and take
The winds of March with beauty; violets dim,
But sweeter than the lids of Juno’s eyes
Or Cytherea’s breath; pale primroses,
That die unmarried ere they can behold
Bright Phoebus in his strength—bold oxlips and
The crown imperial; lilies of all kinds,
The flower-de-luce being one

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Sheet Music

The Flowers

Beverly Benjamin Cole
The Violet, Daffodils, The Jasmine, To A Mountain Daisy, Flowers, Bowing Adorers of the Gale
High, Medium, and Low Voice