Let us dance, let us sing, Z 627/App3 (Henry Purcell)
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- (Posted 2010-02-17) CPDL #21032:
- Editor: William Long (submitted 2010-02-17). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 192 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Includes full score and individual parts.
General Information
Title: Let us Dance, let us Sing
Composer: Henry Purcell
Lyricist: Thomas Betterton
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Soprano solo
Genre: Secular, Aria
Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo
First published: 1690
Description: From Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian.
External websites:
- Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.
Original text and translations
English text
Let us Dance, let us Sing,
Whilst our Life's in the Spring,
And give all to the great God of Love.
Let us Revel and play,
And rejoyce whilst we may,
Since old Time these delights will remove.