Classic Poem

Zephyrs are whispering, whispering, whispering,
Full blushing roses all hark what they say;
Moonlight is glimmering, glimmering, glimmering,
Rippling and quivering bright o'er the bay.
Nightingales carolling, carolling, carolling,
Chaunting and warbling afar in the grove;
List to my roundelay, roundelay, roundelay,
Wake and come forth to thy love!

Sighing and lingering, lingering, lingering,
Steal the soft breezes o'er jessamine bowers;
Thence blowing balmily, balmily, balmily,
Waft all the dew-dropping perfume of flowers.
Blue mountains dreamily, dreamily, dreamily,
Sleep on the silvery breast of the sea;
While I am longingly, longingly, longingly,
Singing and waiting for thee!

Streams, love, are murmuring, murmuring, murmuring;
Wake ere the swift-winged hours take their flight!
Nature is calling thee, calling thee, calling thee,
Love bids thee wake to the music of night!
O'er the vale heavily, heavily, heavily,
Booms the dull sound of the deep midnight bell;
Hear its tones echoing, echoing, echoing,
Down in the dark shady dell!

Still art thou slumbering, slumbering, slumbering?
Hush'd be the song that would break thy repose!
May it a lullaby, lullaby, lullaby,
Breathe o'er thy dream like the breath of the rose.
Angels watch over thee, over thee, over thee,
Until the bright Star of Love, coming on,
Rising up rosily, rosily, rosily,
Open the gate of the dawn!