I should like to dance
Language: English
I should like to dance, To shout, to sing, To fasten a crimson blossom in my hair And sport the gay frivolity of my gown To make your hard Puritan conscience Wonder about my Soul.
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Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Joseph Becker (1886 - 1961), "I should like to dance", 1935, from Three Songs to Poems of Mary Cecilia Becker, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: T. P. (Peter) Perrin
This text was added to the website: 2006-03-28
Line count: 6
Word count: 35