To Fanny Ellsworth, on her dancing the Cracovienne Allegro, at the Italian Opera House.
May the night be fine, and the house be full, And the house be bright, and the house be gay, And beauty fill the boxes, and mirth the pit; May all the world be present, and all the world admire!
May the dancers glide with a graceful step, And the musicians play with a heavenly sound, And the audience be enchanted, and the poet be inspired! May all the house be filled with delight and ecstasy!
For Fanny Ellsler is to dance to-night, And the world shall witness her matchless grace, Her every movement a poem, her every gesture a song, Her beauty a vision, her spirit a flame!
May the night be fine, and the house be full, And the house be bright, and the house be gay, And beauty fill the boxes, and mirth the pit; May all the world be present, and all the world admire!
May the dancers glide with a graceful step, And the musicians play with a heavenly sound, And the audience be enchanted, and the poet be inspired! May all the house be filled with delight and ecstasy!
For Fanny Ellsler is to dance to-night, And the world shall witness her matchless grace, Her every movement a poem, her every gesture a song, Her beauty a vision, her spirit a flame!