TESTO DEL LIED

"Welcome, every guest"
di anonimo

Welcome, every guest,
Welcome to the Muses' feast:
Music is your only cheer,
Music entertains the ear:
Welcome, every guest.
Welcome to the Muses' feast.
The sacred Nine, observe!
Observe the mode,
And bring your dainties from abroad:
The delicious Thracian lute,
And Dodona's mellow flute,
With Cremona's racy fruit:
At home you have the freshest air;
Vocal, instrumental fare.
Our English trumpet nothing has surpassed.
Welcome, every guest! . . .