by Caroline Alice Elgar, née Roberts (1848 - 1920)
The dance
Language: English
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!
Authorship:
- by Caroline Alice Elgar, née Roberts (1848 - 1920), "The dance" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "The dance", op. 27 no. 1, first performed 1896 [choral song with piano or orchestra], from From the Bavarian Highlands, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Harold Ryan
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-05
Line count: 18
Word count: 103