Up With The Lark is a waltz-era song composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Leo Robin. It first appeared in the 1943 film Up in Arms, evoking dawn and the tranquil beauty of nature. The piece is associated with the Broadway show Centennial Summer, with sheet music published in 1946 by TB Harms Co. It is typically performed as a jazz standard in a piano‑vocal setting, often heard as a lush 3/4 ballad in a thoughtful, lyrical tempo. A celebrated modern reinterpretation is Bill Evans’ delicate and intricate piano reading that heightens the tune’s harmonic richness. The song has lived on in jazz and traditional pop repertoires and is documented in major music archives such as the Levy Music Collection and The Morgan Library.
