Canciones más populares de Roland Wood
Créditos
AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Roland Wood
Bariton
English Northern Philharmonia
Orchester
Martyn Brabbins
Dirigent:in
Huddersfield Choral Society
Chor
Elgan Llŷr Thomas
Tenor
Christopher Purves
Bariton
David Greed
Leiter:in
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Sir Edward Elgar
Komponist:in
Harry Arbuthnot Acworth
Texte
Letras
Caractacus: Leap, leap to light, my brand of fight,
Flash to the heav’ns thine edges bright;
Where those sharp lips of steel shall go,
Red from the kiss a fount shall flow,
And many a gallant head lie low,
[and soldiers] Leap to the light!
Be thou my bard, with note of fire
To sound thro’ heav’n my royal lyre:
Sing till the fiery echoes roll
To ev’ry free-born warrior’s soul,
And pierce as lev’n that cleaves the bole:
[and soldiers] Sing to the light!
Cry naked to a country free,
Guerdon and gold be none for thee;
Land of my sires, land of mine,
Hark to the song and make it thine,—
Wake, wake and see my signal shine:
[and soldiers] Wake to the light!
Orbin: Shall we greet them?
Shall we meet them?
And with mighty spell defeat them? No!
[and Caractacus, soldiers] Meet them with our war cry ringing,
Meet them songs of triumph singing.
In thy hand thou bear’st the omen,
Trust to that against the foemen;
Spell and charm shall fail thee ever,
But thy sword deceive thee never.
Arch-Druid: No more, no more!
Orbin: May I unfold no more?
Then grant me to surrender
The song of bard and priestly lore,
And be my land’s defender.
Arch-Druid: Cease, Orbin, cease; around our shrine
To aid our country’s cause is thine;
There, where in slumber dark and deep
The hearts of ancient heroes sleep,
Where broods the spirit of the god
Above the earth which once they trod,
Inspiring in the fateful hour
The Druid’s sacred soul with pow’r.
Orbin: O hear me, father! ere the fray
Sweep all our country’s hopes away,
Hear me before my brethren go,
Inspir’d by thee, to meet the foe,
By justice, mercy, right and ruth,
O be thy words the words of truth.
Written by: Harry Arbuthnot Acworth, Sir Edward Elgar