Songs in The Cycle
- I. On the Hill – "The Lights and Shadows fly."
- II. At the Window – "Vine, Vine and Eglantine."
- III. Gone! – "Gone ! Gone till the end of the year."
- IV. Winter – "The Frost is here, and Fuel is dear."
- V. Spring – "Birds' Love and Bird's Song."
- VI. The Letter – "Where is another Sweet as my Sweet?"
- VII. No Answer – "The Mist and the Rain."
- VIII. No Answer. – "Winds are loud and you are dumb."
- IX. The Answer – "Two little Hands that meet."
- IXB. Ay! - "Be merry, all birds, to-day."1
- X. When? – "Sun comes, Moon comes, Time slips away."
- XI. Marriage Morning – "Light so low upon Earth."
1 Sullivan did not set this song, but it is included in the score as poetry.
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