The Sun does arise
And make happy the skies.
The merry bells ring
To welcome the Spring.
The sky-lark and thrush,
The birds of the bush,
Sing louder around,
To the bells’ chearful sound,
While our sports shall be seen
On the Ecchoing Green.
Old John with white hair
Does laugh away care,
Sitting under the oak,
Among the old folk.
They laugh at our play,
And soon they all say:
"Such, such were the joys
When we all, girls and boys,
In our youth-time were seen
On the Ecchoing Green."
Till the little ones, weary,
No more can be merry;
The sun does descend,
And our sports have an end.
Round the laps of their mothers
Many sisters and brothers,
Like birds in their nest,
Are ready for rest;
And sport no more seen
On the darkening Green.
Words: William Blake
from "Songs of Innocence" (1789)
Music: Finn Coren (1983)
copyright Finn Coren / Bard Records 1997 all rights reserved
Performers:
Finn Coren: vocals
Kyrre Sætran: bass, guitars
Anders Engen: drums
Jon-Willy Rydningen: el.piano
Recorded at Lydlab Studio and
Bard Studio, Oslo 1995-96
Engineered by Frode-André Kristiansen
Mixed at Lydlab Studio, Oslo by Ulf W.Ø. Holand
Produced by Finn Coren
Recorded at Park Studio, Lydlab Studio
and Waterfall Studio, Oslo 1993-94
Engineered by Eystein Hopland,
Ulf W.Ø. Holand and Bjørn-Are Rognlid
Mixed at Lydlab Studio, Oslo by Ulf W.Ø. Holand
Produced by Finn Coren, Nils-Arne Øvergård,
Ulf W.Ø. Holand, Eystein Hopland
Recorded at Park Studio
and Waterfall Studio, Oslo 1993-94
Engineered by Eystein Hopland
and Bjørn-Are Rognlid.
Mixed at Lydlab Studio, Oslo by Eystein Hopland
Produced by Finn Coren, Nils-Arne Øvergård
and Eystein Hopland
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Produced by Finn Coren, Nils-Arne Øvergård, Eystein Hopland and Ulf W.Ø. Holand
Sleeve: Subtopia/Stein J. Øvre
Painting: William Blake
Art-direction: Stein J. Øvre
Second single from Finn Coren The Blake Project Spring