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The French composer Marin Marais composed the tune as a dance for his opera Alcyone of 1706, with the title Marche pour les Matelots. [1] [2]The tune was subsequently included in Raoul Auger Feuillet's 1706 Recueil de contredanse along with a longways proper dance, La Matelotte, which Feuillet had himself written to go with the tune.
From Randolph Caldecott children's book Come Lasses and Lads, originally published in 1884. Come Lasses and Lads is a traditional 17th-century British song in 6/8 time signature with a "bright swing" mood, performed during festive dances around the Maypole. Folk words and music. There are many variants of the text, diverging in third-party details.
The earliest known publication of the common table prayer was in German, in the schoolbook Neues und nützliches SchulBuch für die Jugend biß ins zehente oder zwölffte Jahr (New and useful schoolbook for youth up to the tenth or twelfth year), written by Johann Conrad Quensen and published in Hannover and Wolfenbüttel in 1698.
The song is pro-Unionist, and the lyrics are sung from the point of view of slaves ("de darkeys") in Confederate territory, who celebrate their impending freedom after their master flees the approach of Union military forces. The primary persona is a "hypocritical and cowardly" [39] slave owner ("de massa"). They speculate on the future fate of ...
Come and Get It" was a hit single for the band, peaking at number 7 in the United States, [6] and number 4 in the United Kingdom. [7] It was the opening theme for the film The Magic Christian , starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr (it was also repeated during the movie's closing credits, with an additional string arrangement added).
Come, come to earth, Dispel the night and show your face, And bid us hail the dawn of grace. 2. O come, divine Messiah! The world in silence waits the day When hope shall sing its triumph, And sadness flee away. 3. O Christ, whom nations sigh for, Whom priest and prophet long foretold, Come break the captive fetters; Redeem the long-lost fold. 4.
Demi Moore's first Oscar may not be out of reach after "The Substance" star came out victorious at the Golden Globes last month and again at the Critics Choice Awards on Friday night.. Moore, 62 ...
" Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" (original: "Nu kom der Heyden heyland", English: "Savior of the nations, come", literally: Now come, Saviour of the heathen) is a Lutheran chorale of 1524 with words written by Martin Luther, based on "Veni redemptor gentium" by Ambrose, and a melody, Zahn 1174, based on its plainchant.