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The Cuckoo Song

from Songs Of Sweet Fire by Diane Nalini

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THE CUCKOO SONG lyrics by Shakespeare, music by Diane Nalini

When daisies pied and violets blue
And lady-smocks all silver-white
And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue
Do paint the meadows with delight

The cuckoo then on every tree,
Mocks married men, for thus sings he:
“Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo!”
Oh word of fear,
Unpleasing to a married ear!

When shepherds pipe on oaten straws,
And merry larks are ploughmen's clocks,
When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws,
And maidens bleach their summer smocks

The cuckoo then, on every tree,
Mocks married men; for thus sings he:
“Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo!”
Oh word of fear,
Unpleasing to a married ear!


-- from Love's Labour’s Lost

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from Songs Of Sweet Fire, released June 30, 2005
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Music by Diane Nalini, lyrics by Shakespeare

Diane Nalini - vocals
Mike Rud - electric guitar
Mike Berard - acoustic guitar
Vanessa Rodrigues - Rhodes keyboard
Tim Nolan - electric bass
Camil Bélisle - drums
Jim Doxas - tambourine

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Diane Nalini

Diane Nalini sings and composes in four languages. She's sung at festivals around the globe, and given gala performances for President Bill Clinton and Sir Paul McCartney. She was nominated for the Grand Prix de Jazz at the 2002 Montreal International Jazz Festival and won 2nd prize in the UK’s Young Jazz Vocalist of the Year awards for 2001. Her original songs have been featured in several films. ... more

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