Listen to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op. 61: No. 3 Song with Chorus "You spotted snakes" by Kathleen Battle, Frederica von Stade, Judi Dench, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, Tanglewood Festival Chorus & John Oliver

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op. 61: No. 3 Song with Chorus "You spotted snakes"

Kathleen Battle, Frederica von Stade, Judi Dench, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, Tanglewood Festival Chorus & John Oliver

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Kathleen Battle

Kathleen Battle

Soprano

Frederica von Stade

Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano

Judi Dench

Narrator

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Symphony Orchestra

Seiji Ozawa

Conductor

Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Chorus

John Oliver

Chorus Conductor

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Lyrics

Felix Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Alison Ames

Producer

Pal Christian Moe

Pal Christian Moe

Producer

Christian Gansch

Christian Gansch

Producer

Hans-Peter Schweigmann

Hans-Peter Schweigmann

Balance Engineer

Juan Moreno

Immersive Mixing Engineer

Klaus Gehrens

Engineer

Lyrics

Come, now a roundel and a fairy song

Then, for the third part of a minute, hence

Some to kill cankers in the muskrose buds

Some war with reremice for their leathern wings

To make my small elves coats

And some keep back the clamorous owl that nightly hoots and wonders

At our quaint spirits

Sing me now asleep

Then to your offices and let me rest

You spotted snakes with double tongue

Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen

Newts and blindworms, do no wrong

Come not near our Fairy Queen

Newts and blindworms, do no wrong

Come not near our Fairy Queen

Come not near our Fairy Queen

Hence, away

Hence, away

You spotted snakes with double tongue

Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen

Hence, away

Hence, away

Philomel, with melody

Sing in our sweet lullaby

Ooh

Never harm nor spell nor charm

Come our lovely lady nigh

So, so good night (so good night, so good night)

So, so good night with lullaby

So (so), so good night (so good night, so good night)

So good night (so good night)

So good night

So good night

So good night with lullaby

(So good night) So good night with lullaby

(So good night) So, so good night with lullaby

Weaving spiders, come not here

Hence, you long-legged spinners, hence

Beetles black, approach not near

Worm nor snail, do no offence

Weaving spiders, come not here

Hence, you long-legged spinners, hence

Hence, you long-legged spinners, hence

Hence, away (hence, away)

Hence, away (hence, away)

Weaving spiders, come not here

Hence, you long-legged spinners, hence

(Hence, away) Hence, away

(Hence, away) Hence, away

Philomel, with melody

Sing in our sweet lullaby

Ooh

Never harm nor spell nor charm

Come our lovely lady nigh

So, so good night (so good night, so good night)

So good night with lullaby

So (so), so good night (so good night)

So good night (so good night)

So good night (so good night)

So, so good night (so good night)

So good night with lullaby

(So good night) So good night with lullaby

(So good night) So, so good night with lullaby

Hence, away

Now all is well

One aloof stand sentinel

Written by: Felix Mendelssohn

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