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THE WIRELESS
MALE VOICE CHORUS
Conductor, LESLIE WOODGATE
DALE SMITH (baritone)
At the pianoforte, ERNEST LUSH
The Undergraduate (p. 6)
Drink, Puppy, drink (p. 98)
Smile again, my bonnie Lassie (p. 132) Wouldn't you like to know ? (p. 152) Only (p. 20)
Cold's the wind and wet's the rain
(p. 154)
Up aloft (p. 184)
A Cup of Tea (p. 194)
The Rolling Rio Grande (p. 205) I married a wife, 0 then ! (p. 338)
(All page numbers refer to-the University Song Book)
At the request of a reader, we give both the Latin and the English versions of the words of the opening and closing signature tune of the Wireless Male Voice Chorus. As it is sung in Latin and a number of other listeners may like to know the words and their meaning, we give both versions below :
Gaudeamus igitur juvenes dum sumus ;
Post jucundam juventutem-Post molestam senectutem-Nos habebit humus.
Let us then rejoice while we are young;
After joyous youth-After grievous age-
The earth shall claim us.
The 'Gaudeamus Igitur' is the oldest known students' song in existence, and that is why it is used. The harmonisation of the melody has been transcribed by Leslie Woodgate from Brahms's Academic Festival Overture.

Contributors

Conductor:
Leslie Woodgate
Baritone:
Dale Smith
Unknown:
Leslie Woodgate

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