Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Danse macabre, Op. 40, artist - Philharmonia Orchestra. Date of issue: 31.12.1960
Song language: English
Danse macabre, Op. 40 |
| Zig, zig, zig, Death in cadence |
| Striking a tomb with his heel |
| Death at midnight plays a dance-tune |
| Zig, zig, zag, on his violin |
| The winter wind blows, and the night is dark; |
| Moans are heard in the linden trees |
| White skeletons pass through the gloom |
| Running and leaping in their shrouds |
| Zig, zig, zig, each one is frisking |
| You can hear the cracking of the bones of the dancers |
| A lustful couple sits on the moss |
| So as to taste long lost delights |
| Zig zig, zig, Death contines |
| The unending scraping on his instrument |
| A veil has fallen! |
| The dancer is naked |
| Her partner grasps her amorously |
| The lady, it’s said, is a marchioness or baroness |
| And her green gallant, a poor cartwright |
| Horror! |
| Look how she gives herself to him |
| Like the rustic was a baron |
| Zig, zig, zig. |
| What a saraband! |
| They all hold hands and dance in circles |
| Zig, zig, zag. |
| You can see in the crowd |
| The king dancing among the peasants |
| But hist! |
| All of a sudden, they leave the dance |
| They push forward, they fly; |
| the c*** has crowed |
| Oh what a beautiful night for the poor world! |
| Long live death and equality! |