The Sunrise Song

Morning Arias

In the morning the sunrise is humming,

as the opera’s stage curtain is lifting;

now the mezzo soprano sings golden,

and the dawn of the tenor is drifting.

Now the darker notes fall on the mountains,

as the bass is beginning to strengthen,

and the voice of the daybreak is blending;

soon her cadence and rhythm will lengthen.

All at once, in a crowning bright moment,

a finale of colors is ringing;

in fine pageantry, hearing the sunshine

all of nature takes part in the singing.