by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The elves' dance
Language: English
Round about in a fair ring-a, Thus we dance and thus we sing-a; Trip and go, to and fro, Over this green-a; All about, in and out, Over this green-a.
See also Falstaff and the fairies
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Thomas Ravenscroft (c1582 - c1635), "The elves' dance", published 1614, from the collection Brief Discourse of the true use of Charact’ring the Degrees, &c [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-23
Line count: 6
Word count: 30