The South Wind

Lyrics

When gently blows the South Wind First through the Northern Wood With eagerness he goeth Where long a tree has stood He lifts the leafy cov'ring That lies close at its base And there with sweetest welcome Looks up his old love's face Beneath the snow she waits him And keeps her leave's brave dress Her fair blossom opens At his first caress Each year the flower greets him For him, for him alone Her heart with love's beauty Through her brief day has shone