How fair doth Nature br br Appear again! br How bright the sunbeams! br br How smiles the plain! br br The flow'rs are bursting br br From ev'ry bough, br And thousand voices br br Each bush yields now. br br And joy and gladness br br Fill ev'ry breast! br Oh earth!--oh sunlight! br br Oh rapture blest! br br Oh love! oh loved one! br br As golden bright, br As clouds of morning br br On yonder height! br br Thou blessest gladly br br The smiling field,-- br The world in fragrant br br Vapour conceal'd. br br Oh maiden, maiden, br br How love I thee! br Thine eye, how gleams it! br br How lov'st thou me! br br The blithe lark loveth br br Sweet song and air, br The morning flow'ret br br Heav'n's incense fair, br br As I now love thee br br With fond desire, br For thou dost give me br br Youth, joy, and fire, br br For new-born dances br br And minstrelsy.