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Bacchanalian song
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Bacchanalian song by John Liptrot Hatton — Lyrics
Now, boys, we've met tonight,
Rosy hours to borrow;
See, the wine is sparkling bright,
Away with care or sorrow.
Here will we sit awhile,
Quaffing brightest sherry,
And so the time beguile,
Making life thus merry.
Let each man toast a pretty lass,
I drink most gladly;
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About Bacchanalian song
John Liptrot Hatton’s Bacchanalian Song is a vigorous four-part setting for ATTB voices. The music bubbles with the same high spirits as the English text, which celebrates the joys of good company, wine, and merrymaking. It opens with a lively call to abandon care and sorrow, moving through toasts and reflections on love, before culminating in a rousing, repeated exhortation to drink. Hatton was a prolific composer of songs and part-songs, and this piece exemplifies the cheerful, engaging style often found in his secular vocal works.
