Child Songs of Cheer

THE SWAN Turn, turn, when pelting rain Rushes down the window-pane; Turn, turn, and turn again When the sun shines, weather-vane! Fie! Fie! to always be Emblem of uncertainty! Followed by the restless sea, Changeful moons may wax and wane, Yet the moons and sea-tides, too, Constant are compared to you! Fickle still you must remain Long as winds blow, weather-vane! THE SWAN Stately swan, so proud and white Glistening in the morning light, Come and tell me is it true That a snow-white swan like you, Guided by bright golden chains In his beak for bridle reins, Once upon a time from far Fabled lands where fairies are Brought a magic boat wherein Rode the brave knight Lohengrin? Stately swan, so proud and white Glistening in the morning light, If you only wore a gold Harness, like that swan of old, And if trailing in your wake Sailing on the silver lake Was a boat of magic and You could float to fairy-land, Then I'd jump in and begin Traveling like Lohengrin! BABY'S BAKING So, so, spade and hoe, Little pile of sand; See it turning into dough In the baby's hand! Little pie with crimpy crust, Set it in the sun; Sugar it with powdered dust, And bake it till it's done. A SURE SIGN When you see upon the walk Circles newly made of chalk, And around them all the day Little boys in eager play Rolling marbles, agates fine, Banded, polished, red as wine, Marbles crystal as the dew, Each with rainbows twisted through, Marbles gay in painted clay, Flashing, twinkling in your way, When the walk has blossomed so, Surely every one must know None need wonder who has heard Robin, wren, or Peter-bird; Sure the sign as song or wing, It is spring! ANOTHER SURE SIGN When pink-cheeked on every hand Little girls are seen to stand Turning skipping ropes,— swish-swash! — While their laughing playmates run Jumping over,—oh, what fun!— Swish-swash! Swish-swash! Two and two now, see them dash! One, two, one, two, Round they scamper, safely through, Swish-swash! such merry skipping, One, two, —some one is tripping! Ah, she's out now and must pay Turning rope while others play! See the bobbing golden curls, Little skirts in rhythmic swirls Rising, falling, to the beat Of the little skipping feet! When these pretty sights appear, It is surely very clear April's here! THE ROBIN'S BATH A flash and flicker of dripping wings, A wet red breast that glows Bright as the newly opened bud The first red poppy shows, A sparkle of flying rainbow drops, A glint of golden sun On ruffled feathers, a snatch of song, And the robin's bath is done. THE FROSTED PANE When I wakened, very early, All my window-pane was pearly With a sparkling little picture traced in lines of shining white; Some magician with a gleaming Frosty brush, while I was dreaming, Must have come and by the starlight worked through all the quiet night. He had painted frosty people, And a frosty church and steeple, And a frosty bridge and river tumbling over frosty rocks; Frosty mountain peaks that glimmered, And fine frosty ferns that shimmered, And a frosty little pasture full of frosty little flocks. It was all touched in so lightly And it glittered, oh, so whitely, That I gazed and gazed in wonder at the lovely painted pane; Then the sun rose high and higher With his wand of golden fire Till, alas, my picture vanished and I looked for it in vain! THE FIRST SNOW The snow! the snow! Whoop! Hooray! Ho! Ho! Plunge in the deep drifts and toss it up so! Rollick and roll in the feathery fleece Plucked out of the breasts of the marvelous geese By the little old woman who lives in the sky; Have ever you seen her? No, neither have I! GRANDFATHER KNOWS Grandfather says of all things The silliest he's heard Is that some children call things They've never seen, "absurd!" And have their doubts of true things, And won't believe, because They say, "If you but knew things, There is no Santa Claus!" Grandfather says he knows him, And sees him every year, And Santa often shows him The playthings he brings here; He says, too, Santa told him If any girls and boys Laugh at and won't uphold him, They'll not get any toys! SLEIGH-BELLS Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle! Happy winter-time! Baby's eyes a-twinkle, Hear the sleigh-bells chime! Each one rings a merry Ting-a-ling-a-ling! For a sleigh-bell fairy Hides inside to sing. See them quake and quiver, Up and downward tossed, Seems as if they shiver In the nipping frost! Shiver into laughter, Jolly little elves! Till we laugh thereafter, Merry as themselves! THE RED-BIRD Swept lightly by the south wind The elm-leaves softly stirred, And in their pale green clusters There straightway bloomed a bird! His glossy feathers glistened With dyes as richly red As any tulip flaming From out the garden bed. But ah, unlike the tulips, In joyous strain, ere long, This red-bird flower unfolded A heart of golden song! WILD BEASTS I will be a lion And you shall be a bear, And each of us will have a den Beneath a nursery chair; And you must growl and growl and growl, And I will roar and roar, And then—why, then—you'll growl again, And I will roar some more! WHEREFORE WINGS? Heigho, sparrow! Reckless of the rain; When chill the cheerless wind grows, Chirping might and main! Is it naught, then, when the rose Blows again? Beating, sleeting on your draggled coat! Surely, 'tis enough to drown Any happy note Nestling in that downy brown Little throat. Ah me, sparrow! Had I but your power, Think you in the freezing sleet I would waste an hour? —I'd sing my sweetest to a sweet Orange flower! BASKING Frosty winter chased away By the blessed sun, Down upon the garden walks Basking has begun. Oh, the happy, happy heat! How the pulses stir, How it warms the hearts beneath Little coats of fur! Oh, the happy pussy-cats! Days to doze and doze, And what pleasant dreams they dream Only pussy knows. WITH A MAY-BASKET FOR BABY AGNES Peach-buds to meet thee, Robins to greet thee, Hey, little Sweetheart! and May morning, hey! Sunbeam and sing time, Bluebird and wing time, This time is kiss time for sweethearts, I say! Dearest, God bless thee, Fold and caress thee, Unto thy cradle may good fairies fly! Fortune be fair for thee, This is my prayer for thee, Lullaby, little one, hush-a-by-bye! So for a love now Token thereof now, Sweet, see this tiny May-basket I bring; Posies to play with, Pinks to be gay with, Dear little baby of sunshine and spring! THE LITTLE NEST A little picture haunts me; It comes and comes again; It is a tiny bird's-nest, All ragged from the rain. It clings within a birch-tree Upon the moorland's edge, Between the barren branches, Above the swaying sedge. The sky is gray behind it, And when the north winds blow, The birch-tree bends and shivers, And tosses to and fro. I wonder, does it haunt them, The birds that flew away? And will they come to seek it, Some sunny summer day? I wonder, does some redbreast Upon an orange-bough, Still picture it as plainly As I can see it now? Ah me! I would forget it, Yet still, with sense of pain, I see this little bird's-nest Within the driving rain. CHRISTMAS CANDLES When the Christ-child comes again Softly down the street to-night, Twinkling through the window pane Let our candles shed their light. Though the clouds are dark above And the golden stars are dim, We can tell Him of our love If we set a light for Him. Oh, the blessed Christ-child dear, In His robe of shining white, Let our candles give Him cheer As He passes by to-night! A SONG OF THE CHRISTMAS-TREE CHRISTMAS CANDLES We can tell Him of our love If we set a light for Him. Hurrah! Hurrah! for the Christmas-tree With its glory and glitter and mystery! Its twinkling candles that bud and bloom Like strange bright flowers in the darkened room, Its glistening gold and silver balls, Its candy canes and its blue-eyed dolls, The sugary fruits it bears,—for oh, Where else do such wonderful sweetmeats grow?— Its tasseled horns and its pop-corn strings And all its myriad marvelous things! O-ho! and ah-ha! And a hip hurrah! For our dear and beautiful tree, because It grew in the gardens of Santa Claus And he brought it here in his reindeer sleigh From ever and ever so far away! So, children, come, let us make a ring And all clasp hands as we dance and sing To the blessed tree and the blessed night When the Christ-child walks in the candles' light! Hurrah! Hurrah! for the Christmas-tree That Santa Claus brought to you and me! He cut it down with a silver axe— There's a tree in each of his million packs!— And carried it safely over the snow And down our chimney and here, you know; Its golden cobwebs that glint and gleam He took from a lovely Christmas dream And tangled them over it till, behold, It shines like the fabled Fleece of Gold! Oh, Santa Claus, here's A thrice three cheers For garlands green and berries of red, And mistletoe clustering overhead, For the joy of our Christmas festival! But our beautiful tree, it is best of all! And circling still in a merry ring We'll still clasp hands as we dance and sing To the blessed tree and the blessed night When the Christ-child walks in the candles' light! Hurrah! Hurrah! for the Christmas-tree! And look, O look to its tip and see The feathery slim fir leaves and where, In the topmost boughs, is the image fair Of the Christ-child nestling amid the green And the little brown cones that peep between! And high above Him glittering bright A gold star sparkles with golden light, And we children think, as we gaze on them, Of the wonderful Star of Bethlehem, Of the lovely Star And the Kings who far, Oh, far, came seeking a Babe and brought Their love and worship to Him they sought, And made Him gifts, as the gifts we make With loving hearts for that Baby's sake. Oh, come, come all, and join the ring! Let all clasp hands as we dance and sing To the blessed tree and the blessed night When the Christ-child walks in the candles' light! OUR KITTENS Our kittens have the softest fur, And the sweetest little purr, And such little velvet paws With such cunning little claws, And blue eyes, just like the sky! ( Must they turn green, by and by?) Two are striped like tigers, three Are as black as black can be, And they run so fast and play With their tails, and are so gay, Is it not a pity that Each must grow into a cat? IN JULY Let us find a shady wady Pretty little brook; Let us have some candy handy, And a picture-book. There all day we'll stay and play and Never mind the heat, While the water gleaming, streaming, Ripples round our feet. And we'll gather curly pearly Mussel-shells while bright Frightened minnows darting, parting, Scurry out of sight. What if, what if,—heigho! my oh!— All the "ifs" were true, And the little fishes wishes, Now, what would you do? A VALENTINE TO A LITTLE CHILD Dear heart, on this thrice-blessed day, An thou my sweetheart be, The rose of love shall bide alway Upon the red-rose tree. And in the garden of my heart So ceaselessly shall shine, The little birds will know thou art Mine own true Valentine. And I will bid them wing and sing To all good winds that blow, That to thy little feet they bring All blessings, even so. And o'er thy cradle I will coax, By every lucky charm, The friendship of the fairy folks To fold thee from all harm. So may they hover round thy head And gently thereupon, As doth the April sunshine, shed Most gracious benison. And all fair gifts that Fortune hath, I'll pray she promise these, And that she loose about thy path All sweet influences. Then here's a kiss! and there's a kiss! And kisses, one, two, three! I seal them in the folds of this, And speed them unto thee! ZIP! When we went to drive the cows home Down the lane to-day, There was such a funny bunny Jumped across the way! All we saw as he ran past us, Faster than a quail, Was his snow-white fuzzy-wuzzy Little cotton tail! A LITTLE CAROL Welcome, little Brother! Lowly, holy One! Hail thee, Virgin Mother, More than any other Blessed in thy Son! Child, since the poor manger Once thou didst not scorn, Rest thee, little Stranger, Folded from all danger, In our hearts new-born! Nestle thus, we pray thee, In our love's caress; Fain we are to pay thee Worship, and obey thee, Babe, and Prince no less! SONG Honey-dew drippity-drops for a feast, Dreams of delight when the feasting has ceased, Poppy and rose, Drain them and doze; This is a song that the butterfly knows. THE THREE CANDLES When the Christmas-tide drew nigh, On a shelf three candles bright, Two were red and one was white, Waited for who came to buy. Said the first one, "I shall be Chosen for a Christmas-tree!" Said the second, "I shall light Christ Jesus on His way to-night!" Then the third one sighed, "Ah me, I know not what my lot will be!" When the dark fell, bright and gay The first candle burned away, Red as all the berries red On the holly overhead, While the children in their glee Danced around the Christmas-tree. And the second, twinkling bright, Poured forth all its golden light Through a window decked with green Garlands and red ribbons' sheen, So the Christ-child when He came Might be guided by its flame. But the third one in the gloom Of a bare and cheerless room Softly burned where long had lain A poor little child in pain, And the baby in its bed By the light was comforted. When the Christ-child passed that night All three candles gave Him light, But the brightest was the spark By the baby in the dark. THE END *** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CHILD SONGS OF CHEER *** Updated editions will replace the previous one—the old editions will be renamed. Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg™ electronic works to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG™ concept and trademark. 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