And all the brave birds singing
For you—and me.
Kisses in the sunshine,
Laughter in the dew,
And all the brave world singing
For me—and you.
I see now that the dew has got into the second verse, so it had better be called quite simply “The Dawn.”
You notice the artistic parallelism of this lyric; I mean, “The brave birds singing” in one verse and “The brave world singing” in the next, That is a tip I got from Hebrew poetry, especially the Psalms: “One day telleth another; and one night certifieth another,” and so on. It is a useful trick to remember, and is employed freely by many modern writers, the author of “The King’s Regulations,” for example, who in Regulation 1680 has the fine line:—
“Disembarkations are carried out in a similar manner to embarkations.”
That goes well to the Chant in C major by Mr. P. Humphreys.