Sound the flute! Now ’tis mute; Birds delight, Day and night, Nightingale In the dale, Lark in sky,— Merrily, Merrily, merrily to welcome in the year.
William Blake
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Spring (Songs of Innocence, 1789); Exact wording and attribution checked. Poetic celebration of nature and innocent joy; complete poem or complete opening stanza.
- Spring (Songs of Innocence, 1789)
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