Spring--Thomas Nash

SPRING

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Spring, the sweet Spring, is the year's pleasant king;

Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring,

Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing,

Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!

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The palm and may make country houses gay,

Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day,

And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay,

Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!

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The fields breathe sweet, the daisies kiss our feet,

Young lovers meet, old wives a-sunning sit,

In every street theses tunes our ears do greet,

Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!

Spring! the sweet Spring!

春，甘美之春，一年中的尧舜，

处处都有花树，都有女儿的环舞，

微寒但觉清和，佳禽争着唱歌，

啁啁，啾啾，哥哥，割麦，插一禾！

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榆柳呀山楂，打扮着田舍人家，

羊羔嬉游，牧笛儿整日价吹奏，

百鸟总在和鸣，一片悠扬声韵，

啁啁，啾啾，哥哥，割