The dance (Elgar, set by E. Elgar) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


  Come and hasten to the dancing,
Merry eyes will soon be glancing,
       Ha! my heart upbounds!
Come and dance a merry measure,
Quaff the bright brown ale my treasure,
       Hark! what joyous sounds!

    Sweet-heart come, on let us haste,
    On, on, no time let us waste
    With my heart I love thee
    Dance, dance, for rest we disdain
    Turn twirl and spin round again,
    With my arm I hold thee!

  Down the path the lights are gleaming,
friendly faces gladly beaming
       Welcome us with song.
Dancing makes the heart grow lighter,
Makes the world and life grow brighter
       As we dance along!

Input by Harold Ryan

Authorship

Caroline Alice Elgar, née Roberts (1848-1920)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

From the Bavarian Highlands

Date added to the website: 2009-07-05.

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