by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Through the house give glimmering light
Language: English
Oberon Through the house give glimmering light, By the dead and drowsy fire; Every elf and fairy sprite Hop as light as bird from brier; And this ditty, after me, Sing and dance it trippingly. Titania First rehearse your song by rote, To each word a warbling note: Hand in hand, with fairy grace, Will we sing, and bless this place.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Midsummer Night's Dream, Act V, Scene 1 [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 Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "Through the house give glimmering light ", op. 39 no. 3 (1897), from Three Shakespeare choruses, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2017-04-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 61