A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 Incidental Music: Finale: "Bei des Feuers mattem Flimmern"

Through the house give glimmering light
By the dead and drowsy fire
Every elf and fairy sprite
Hop as light as bird from Bria

And this deity after me
Sing and danceth trippingly
First rehearse your song by Wrote
To each word a wobbling note
Hand in hand with fairy grace
When we sing and bless this place

Through this house give glimmering light
By the dead and drowsy fire
Every elf and fairy sprite
Hop as light as bird from Bria

And this deity
And this deity
And this deity after me
Sing and danceth trippingly
Sing and danceth trippingly

And this deity
And this deity
And this deity after me
Sing and danceth trippingly
Sing and danceth trippingly
Sing and danceth trippingly

First rehearse your song by Wrote
To each word a wobbling note
Hand in hand with fairy grace
When we sing and bless this place
(When we sing and bless this place)

Hand in hand with fairy grace
When we sing and bless this place
Hand in hand with fairy grace
When we sing and bless this place
Hand in hand with fairy grace
When we'll sing and bless this place
When we'll sing, we'll sing
We'll sing and bless this place

Through this house give glimmering light
By the dead and drowsy fire
Every elf and fairy sprite
Hop as light as birds from Bria

And this deity after me
Sing and danceth trippingly

Sing and danceth
Sing and danceth
Sing and danceth
Sing and danceth
Sing and danceth
Sing and danceth
Sing and danceth
Sing and danceth

Now until the break of day
Through this house each fairy stray
To the best bride bed we'll wee
Which by us our blessed be
And the issue there create
Ever shall be fortunate

So shall all the couples tree
Ever true and loving be
And the blots of nature's hand
Shall not in their issue stand

Never moan, her lip nor scar
Nor mark prodigious such as awe
Despised in nativity
Shall upon their children be

With these few due consecrates
Every fairy take his gate
And each several chamber bless
Through this palace with sweet peace
And the owner of it blessed
Ever shall in safety rest

Trip away, make no stay
Meet me all by break of day
(Trip away, make no stay)
(Meet me all by break of day)

If we shadows have offended
Think but this and all is mended
That you have but slumbered here while these visions did appear
And this weak and idled theme
No more yielding but a dream

Gentles do not reprehend
If you pardon, we will mend
And as I am an honest puck
If we have unearned luck
Now to scape the serpent's tongue
We will make amends along
Else the puck a liar call

So goodnight and to you all
Give me your hand if we be friends
And Robin shall restore amends