ARCADIAN ODE TO BIRDSONG

Arise, o happy choristers,

fair Eos’ praises sing;

Gaea's children echo your joy,

you proclaim eternal Spring.

Shepherds rejoice as melodies

thro' verdant valleys resound;

merrily little lambs frolic,

as blossoms’ breath you expound.

Of gaily babbling brooks you tell,

my weary soul finds respite;

chirrup, trill, warble and twitter,

in sublime tune these unite.

Sing to us as Zephyrus glides

over fragrant pastures lush;

reveal to us Chloris' ways,

pray, cuckoo, starling and thrush.

Blithe, with innocent abandon,

Astraea and Hermes dance;

cheering Persephone's advent,

day-lilies rouse from their trance.

Blessed are herdsfolk who waken,

when Helios you extol;

your hymns to Pan at eventide

render man and Nature whole.

O you that praise Eunomia,

who cause our spirits to soar,

friends of Nymphs and the Anemoi,

gladden our hearts ever more.

© 2014 Lily's Verse

Lilium Candidum

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