Rainbow showers of sunlight falling
Tint the dew on every spray!
Loud across the valley calling
Hark the jolly cuckoo's lay!
Children, bringing
Wreaths, are singing
"Come away!"
Meadows now are primrose spangled;
Holly laughs no more at may;
Rills, no more by winter tangled
Rippling down the coppice play!
Maids are maying
Boys are straying!
Come away!
Holt and hurst, to spring awaking
Birds in rapturous roundelay
Sing you shame for money making
Losing for the World Today!
Leave your labours
Careful neighbours!
Come away!
May-Day Song was written by Francis Money-Coutts & Isaac Albéniz.