The red wine flows (Robert Lucas Pearsall)

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• (Posted 2019-11-26)  CPDL #56070:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2019-11-26).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 82 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Corrected files uploaded 03/12/19.

General Information

Title: The red wine flows
Composer: Robert Lucas Pearsall
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: TTBB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella, or with keyboard reduction

First published: 1863
    2nd published: 1877 in Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 10, no. 308
Description: 

Original text and translations

English text

1  The red wine flows, the north wind blows,
The wintry sun is sinking,
The Bear, cold star, beams frost afar,
Let's be drinking, brothers, drinking!

2  Huge pine-logs light the chimney bright,
With sparks are crackling, blinking;
Our noble Rhine gives us our wine,
Let's be drinking, brothers, drinking!

3  Shriek an' thou will, O north wind chill,
Through hut, and house, and palace;
But from the cold, good greybeard old,
Oh! spare each flask and chalice.