by William Lisle Bowles (1762 - 1850)

Language: English 
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Mark the merry elves of fairy land! 
In the cold moon's gleamy glance,
They with shadowy morrice dance;
Soft music dies along the desert land;
Soon at peep of cool-eyed day,
Soon the num'rous lights decay;
Merrily, now merrily,
After the dewy moon they fly.

Composition:

    Set to music by John Wall Callcott (1766 - 1821), "The fairies", subtitle: "Glee for three voices", stanza 5 [ vocal trio ]

Text Authorship:

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Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-04-07
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