noon of Spring
Cheese and onions , the rations furnished to soldiers in campaign . -LSB- 2 -RSB- It ripened earlier than the others . The words of the Chorus are , -LSB- Greek : tas Laemnias ampelous ei pepainousin aedae -RSB- . -LSB- 3 -RSB- : Variation -- `` What a blessing is life in a noon of Spring . '' -LSB- 4 -RSB- Variation -- `` The adorners of Athens , the bulwarks of Greece . '' -LSB- 5 -RSB- Variation -- `` Keenest racers to glory , on wave or on shore , By the rush of the steed or the stroke of the oar ! '' -LSB- 6 -RSB- Variation -- `` Falls there one ?