Nymphs are sporting

R. Pearsall

Nymphs are sporting,

Shepherds corting,

Birds do sweetly sing;

Mirth and joy and pleasure,

Frolic without measure,

In the cheerful spring;

Flocks are bleating,

Rocks repeating,

Echo back the sound;

Merry bells are ringing,

While the maidens singing,

Trip it in a round.