Dari
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Natalya Romaniw
Soprano Saxophone
Andrew Shore
Baritone Saxophone
Matthew Brook
Bass Guitar
BBC Singers
Ensemble
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra
John Andrews
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ethel Smyth
Composer
Lirik
[Verse 1]
Ope' wide your eyes, and stare!
Combs and brushes, rings and lockets
Knives and purses for your pockets
Woven goods of finest Flemish stocks
And smocks without a blemish, these and more I have to show
See my wares before you go!
Story books from learned Milan
Life of saint and death of villain
Tales of war and battles gory
Wild adventures, deeds of glory!
See, the matter may affright you, but the prices will delight you!
[Verse 2]
Pins and needles, bows and laces
Ribbons, garters, daggers, braces
Potent drug and healing plaster
Going fast and going faster!
Look! Oh, give my wares a glance!
Buy! Oh, give my wares a chance!
Oh, give my wares a glance, a glance, a chance!
Try these treasures, only try them
Cheap and good, be sure you buy them
Take your chance nor wait another
Son and daughter, father, mother
Gaffer, gammer, gaffer, gammer
Lad and lass
Never let the pedlar pass
Never let the pedlar pass!
[Verse 3]
Stop! My choice is made!
Though humble be the gift I bring, gentle Röschen
Deign accept it
Gracefully done! Come, show me your wares I pray, I come show me your wares
Here are laces and scarlet ribbons, hurrah hurrah!
Though humble be the gifts we bring, gentle Röschen deign accept them!
How I thank you, my poor words can never say
Humble tho' our gifts, gentle Röschen deign accept them
Can never say
With all our hearts, we wish you joy!
All, we wish you joy!
How shall I thank you?
Father you must help me!
With all our hearts, we wish you joy!
My friends I thank and love you!
'Tis a dower worthy a Queen!
My Röschen weeps! From grateful hearts will flow such tears!
At dawn the wedding, at noon the feast
And merry dance to follow, come one and all!
Come one and all come to my wedding!
My heart is light as soaring lark
And like the lark is singing
Whose song at the gate of Heav'n thrills now with joy, and now with pain!
Come, join your hands, and dance awhile in the greenwood
In the greenwood
Let us dance let us dance
Let us dance come join me!
O what joy in the cool green wood to be dancing
Come, let us sing, singing, springing
In the green wood, dancing, prancing, join the dance
Come ye laggards join the dance
Dancing prancing, singing, springing!
Come ye laggards join the dance
One, two, three, bim! Bam!
Come ye laggards join the dance
Dancing prancing, singing, springing!
Come ye laggards join the dance
One, two, three!
What horn is this that rings through the forest?
'Tis the Landgrave Rudolf's dread mistress
'Tis Dame Iolanthe!
Hark!
Her horn alarms you?
She is a witch!
Fair to behold she walks the forest
Blighting our maids with the glance of her evil eye
Our youths with her lust devouring!
Stay here no longer, no longer!
Danger is near us! Farewell!
Come quick Beloved!
Woe is me our happy hours now are numbered
What simple folk are these!
Written by: Ethel Smyth
