This is the fourth song, "Finniculi Finnicula", in the 2003 repertoire for the National Children's Choir, 2003. I took part this year, singing the descant line. I hope anyone who is viewing this took part in the NCC at some stage, it was so much fun. They also did this song this year. So here are the lyrics:
"Finnicul Finnicula"
Some think the world is made for fun and frolic,
And so do I, and so do I
Some think it well to be all melancholic,
To pine and sigh, to pine and sigh.
But I, I love to spend my time in singing
some joyous song, some joyous song.
To set the air with music bravely ringing
Is far from wrong, is far from wrong.
Listen, listen echoes sound afar.
Listen, listen echoes sound afar.
Finniculi finnicula, finniculi, finnicula.
Echoes sound afar finniculi finnicula.
Listen, listen echoes sound afar.
Finniculi finnicula, finniculi, finnicula.
Echoes sound afar finniculi finnicula.
Some think it wrong to set the feet a-dancing,
But not so I, but not so I.
Some think that eyes should keep from coyly glancing
Upon the sly, upon the sly.
But oh! To me the mazy dance is charming,
divinely sweet, divinely sweet.
And surely there is nought that is alarming
In nimble feet, in nimble feet?
Listen, listen echoes sound afar.
Listen, listen echoes sound afar
Finniculi finnicula, finniculi, finnicula.
Echoes sound afar finniculi, finnicula.
Listen, listen echoes sound afar.
Finniculi finnicula, finniculi, finnicula.
Echoes sound afar finniculi finnicula.
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