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Lynne Dawson sings Ralph Vaughan Williams's "The lark in the clear air".

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    ♪ Dear thoughts are in my mind ♪
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    ♪ And my soul soars enchanted, ♪
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    ♪ As I hear the sweet lark sing ♪
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    ♪ In the clear air of the day. ♪
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    ♪ For a tender beaming smile ♪
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    ♪ To my heart has been granted, ♪
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    ♪ And tomorrow she shall hear ♪
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    ♪ What my fond heart would say. ♪
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    ♪ I shall tell her all my love, ♪
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    ♪ All my soul's adoration, ♪
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    ♪ And I think that she will hear ♪
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    ♪ And will not say me nay. ♪
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    ♪ It is this that gives my soul ♪
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    ♪ All its joyous elation, ♪
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    ♪ As I hear the sweet lark sing ♪
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    ♪ In the clear air of the day. ♪
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    (Ralph Vaughan Williams - 'The lark in the clear air' - Lynne Dawson)
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    (Horizontal Scale: logarithm of the frequency (from 2 octaves below middle C to 3 octaves above it)
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    (Vertical Scale: square root of the mean intensity
    A=440 Hz (equal temperament assumed)
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Title:
Lynne Dawson sings Ralph Vaughan Williams's "The lark in the clear air".
Description:

The text—a poem by Samuel Ferguson—may be found here: http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/folk-song-lyrics/Lark_in_the_Clear_Air.htm
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Video Language:
English
Duration:
02:08

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