It was a lover and his lass,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonny-no,
That o’er the green cornfield did pass,
In springtime, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding-a-ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring.
Between the acres of the rye,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonny-no,
Those pretty country folks would lie,
In springtime, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding-a-ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring.
This carol they began that hour,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonny-no,
How that a life was but a flower
In springtime, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding-a-ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring.
And therefore take the present time,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonny-no,
For love is crownèd with the prime
In springtime, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding-a-ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring.
- It was a Lover and His Lass
William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act V, Scene lll
I’m blessed to have experienced no less than two springtimes this year. Back in March, I was in London for the unfolding of a particularly glorious English spring.
Do come along to Off the Kerb tomorrow evening and help us celebrate the launch of SPRING DAYS - and, now that pesky winter, which has overstayed its welcome, is at long last loosening its icy grip - the arrival of our Antipodean spring.
Like both of my works in SPRING DAYS, Tudor Rose ll was primarily inspired by the work of British Arts & Crafts designer May Morris.
Like both of my works in SPRING DAYS, Tudor Rose ll was primarily inspired by the work of British Arts & Crafts designer May Morris.
For further information, including the exhibition catalogue, scroll down to my previous post.
Image top: Deborah Klein, Tudor Rose ll, 2024, 30.5 x 30.5 cm, acrylic on canvas board.
SPRING DAYS runs from September 18 - October 2, 2025.
Image top: Deborah Klein, Tudor Rose ll, 2024, 30.5 x 30.5 cm, acrylic on canvas board.
SPRING DAYS runs from September 18 - October 2, 2025.
