《Holst: Seven Part Songs - Assemble All Ye Maidens》歌词

歌曲： Holst: Seven Part Songs - Assemble All Ye Maidens

所属专辑：Holst: Choral Hymns From The Rig Veda; Savitri; Seven Part-Songs; The Evening Watch

歌手： Susan Longfield&English C

时长： 09:50

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Assemble All Ye Maidens - Imogen Holst/English Chamber Orchestra (英国室内乐团)/The Purcell Singers/Susan Longfield[00:00:00]

Written by：Gustav Holst[00:00:01]

Assemble all ye maidens at the door[00:00:02]

And all ye loves assemble far and wide[00:00:07]

Proclaim the bridal that proclaimed before[00:00:14]

Has been deferred to this late eventide[00:00:20]

For on this night the bride[00:00:29]

The days of her betrothal over[00:00:32]

Leaves the parental hearth for evermore[00:00:36]

To night the bride goes forth to meet her lover[00:00:42]

Reach down the wedding vesture that has lain[00:00:54]

Yet all unvisited the silken gown[00:00:59]

Bring out the bracelets and the golden chain[00:01:03]

Her dearer friends provided sere and brown[00:01:09]

Bring out the festal crown[00:01:16]

And set it on her forehead lightly[00:01:19]

Though it be withered twine no wreath again[00:01:25]

This only is the crown she can wear rightly[00:01:32]

Cloak her in ermine for the night is cold[00:01:43]

And wrap her warmly for the night is long[00:01:51]

In pious hands the flaming torches hold[00:01:58]

While her attendants chosen from among[00:02:04]

Her faithful virgin throng[00:02:10]

May lay her in her cedar litter[00:02:15]

Decking her coverlet with sprigs of gold[00:02:20]

Roses and lilies white that best befit her[00:02:24]

Sound flute and tabor that the bridal be[00:02:36]

Not without music nor with these alone[00:02:43]

But let the viol lead the melody[00:02:52]

With lesser intervals and plaintive moan[00:02:59]

Of sinking semitone[00:03:06]

And all in choir the virgin voices[00:03:11]

Rest not from singing in skilled harmony[00:03:21]

The song that aye the bridegroom's ear rejoices[00:03:29]

Let the priests go before arrayed in white[00:03:44]

And let the dark stoled minstrels follow slow[00:03:52]

Next they that bear her honoured on this night[00:04:05]

And then the maidens in a double row[00:04:16]

Each singing soft and low[00:04:24]

And each on high a torch upstaying[00:04:30]

Unto her lover lead her forth with light[00:04:43]

With music and with singing and with praying[00:04:52]

'Twas at this sheltering hour he nightly came[00:05:07]

And found her trusty window open wide[00:05:11]

And knew the signal of the timorous flame[00:05:15]

That long the restless curtain would not hide[00:05:20]

Her form that stood beside[00:05:24]

As scarce she dared to be delighted[00:05:29]

Listening to that sweet tale that is no shame[00:05:34]

To faithful lovers that their hearts have plighted[00:05:39]

But now for many days the dewy grass[00:05:50]

Has shown no markings of his feet at morn[00:05:55]

And watching she has seen no shadow pass[00:06:01]

The moonlit walk and heard no music borne[00:06:06]

Upon her ear forlorn[00:06:12]

In vain she has looked out to greet him[00:06:18]

He has not come he will not come alas[00:06:22]

So let us bear her out where she must meet him[00:06:29]

Now to the river bank the priests are come[00:06:48]

The bark is ready to receive its freight[00:06:57]

Let some prepare her place therein and some[00:07:04]

Embark the litter with its slender weight[00:07:12]

The rest stand by in state[00:07:19]

And sing her a safe passage over[00:07:28]

While she is oared across to her new home[00:07:36]

Into the arms of her expectant lover[00:07:48]

And thou o lover that art on the watch[00:08:01]

Where on the banks of the forgetful streams[00:08:10]

The pale indifferent ghosts wander and snatch[00:08:22]

The sweeter moments of their broken dreams[00:08:31]

Thou when the torchlight gleams[00:08:40]

When thou shalt see the slow procession[00:08:46]

And when thine ears the fitful music catch[00:08:54]

Rejoice for thou art near to thy possession[00:09:04]