The Sleigh Ride (Charles Clinton Case)

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• (Posted 2023-10-02)  CPDL #75955:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-02).   Score information: Letter, 12 pages, 722 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: The Sleigh Ride
Composer: Charles Clinton Case
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1878 John Church & Company
Description: 

Original text and translations

English text

A ride, a ride,
O’er snowy drift and banks we glide,
A ride, a ride,
With faces, faces bright.

Swiftly past each tree and dwelling,
While our chorus loudly swelling,
Of our joyous ride is telling,
And the beauy of the night.

Twinkling stars are shining cheerily,
Luna’s face is bright and shining,
Sleigh-bells jingle, jingle merrily,
And our hearts are gay and bright.

Twinkling stars are shining cheerily,
Luna’s face is bright and smiling,
Sleigh-bells jingle, jingle merrily,
And our hearts are gay and bright.

Swiftly past each tree and dwelling,
While our chorus loudly swelling,
Of our joyous ride is telling,
And the beauty of the night,

Twinkling stars are shining cheerily,
Luna’s face is bright and smiling,
Sleigh-bells jingle, jingle merrily,
And our hearts are gay and bright;

A ride, a ride,
O’er snowy drifts and banks we glide,
A ride, a ride,
With faces, faces bright.

Away, away,
The heart must needs be light and gay,
Away, away,
With friends, with friends so dear.

Swiftly past each tree and dwelling,
While our chorus loudly swelling,
Of our joyous ride is telling,
And the beauty of the night.

Twinkling stars are shining cheerily,
Luna’s face is bright and shining,
Sleigh-bells jingle, jingle merrily,
And our hearts are gay and bright.

Twinkling stars are shining cheerily,
Luna’s face is bright and smiling,
Sleigh-bells jingle, jingle merrily,
And our hearts are gay and bright.

Swiftly past each tree and dwelling,
While our chorus loudly swelling,
Of our joyous ride is telling,
And the beauty of the night,

Twinkling stars are shining cheerily,
Luna’s face is bright and smiling,
Sleigh-bells jingle, jingle merrily,
And our hearts are gay and bright;

Away, away,
The heart must needs be light and gay.
Away, away,
With friends, with friends so dear.