(St Anthony Singers/Joan Sutherland/Philomusica of London/Sir Adrian Boult)
Chorus of Shepherds and Shepherdesses/Galatea
Oh, the pleasure of the plains! Happy nymphs and happy swains, Harmless, merry, free and gay, Dance and sport the hours away. For us the zephyr blows, For us distills the dew, For us unfolds the rose, And flow'rs display their hue. For us the winters rain, For us the summers shine, Spring swells for us the grain, And autumn bleeds the wine. Oh, the pleasure. . .