[First Solo]Sparkling and bright, in liquid light,Does the wine our goblets gleam in,With hue as red, as the rosy bed, Which a bee would choose to dream in.
[Refrain-sung twice in a row][Primo, Secondo, Bass]Then drink to the night with hearts as light,To love as gay and fleeting,As bubbles that swim, on the beaker\u27s brim,And break on the lips while meeting.
[Second Solo]Oh! if mirth might arrest the flightOf time, through lifes dominions, We here awhile, would now beguileThe grey beard of his pinions.Then drink to night &c.
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[Third Solo]But since delight can\u27t stop the wight,Nor found regret delay him,Nor love himself, can hold the elfNor sober friendship stay him.Then drink to night &c.
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