by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)
Translation Singable translation by Irwin Rowan
Let's dance a rollicking jig !
Language: English after the French (Français)
Let's dance a rollicking jig !
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Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Irwin Rowan
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), subtitle: "Soho", appears in Romances sans paroles, in Aquarelles, in 3. Streets, no. 1, first published 1874
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Maurice Baron (1889 - 1964), "Let's dance a rollicking jig !" [ medium voice and piano ], New York, M. Baron Co., also set in French (Français)
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Ashmore Kyle Paterson Wingate (1881 - 1926?30) , appears in Poems by Verlaine, London and Newcastle, Walter Scott Publishing Company, first published 1904 ; composed by Cecil Coles.
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