For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land. A note from Nick Pontikis: Since 1996 I have maintained the Song of the Turtle web site as a tribute to our favorite announcer, Hall of Famer Ernie Harwell, the Voice of the Detroit Tigers. It has been an honor to ...