The other day I was reflecting on how this was the year of the “lost spring.” I couldn’t really tune in and enjoy the season the way I usually do (too many distractions!). Now we’re almost at the Solstice, but it feels important to reclaim Spring first.
So I decided to share this fun and lively song by Swami Kriyananda. It’s one of his Shakespeare songs, and I love it because it makes me feel happy and it makes me think of Spring!
It Was a Lover and His Lass
by Swami Kriyananda
It was a lover and his lass,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
That o’er the green corn field did pass,
In spring time, 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 nonino,
These pretty country folks would lie,
In spring time, 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 nonino,
For love is crowned with the prime
In spring time, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding ding:
Sweet lovers love the spring.
William Shakespeare (As You Like It)