New Zealand Dance Tune

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 48, 12 June 1931, Page 7

New Zealand Dance Tune

NEW dance tune, the words of which have been written in Wellington and the music in Christchurch, will be broadcast from 2YA on Friday, June 19. The writer is Claude Douglas and the composer Professor Oddone Savini, eonductor of the Christchurch Orchestral Society. it was through the instrumentality ot Signor A. P. Truda, to whom the ‘verses were shown, that the words were set to music. Signor Truda forwarded them on to his friend, Professor. Savini, who duly returned them in the form of a song, music and words complete, \ with appropriate cover design-all admirably written and drawn. Professor Savini then orchestrated it for preseniation as a song with harmonised vocal accompaniment, and in this form it is to be presented at 2YA by the Orchestrina as the opening number on Friday, June 19. The vocalist will be Mrs. A. P. Truda. Listeners will find that the music is particularly good. The words of the song go with a fine swing and read as follows :- When totlsome day gives place to night, And stars dance in the blue, Let men and maidens seek delight, And gladsome pleasures sue; Turn on the lights, make music sweet; Come, drive dull care away, And through the hours on nimble feet, In dance ecstatic sway. Turn on the lights, make music sweet, NCome, drive dull care away! Chorus : Twirly-whirly, whirly-twirly, boy and _ girlie twirl; Keep on dancing, merrily dancing, swirl and turrl and swirl. One step, two step, three and four, Keep on doing tt, have some more; Twirly-whirly, whirly-twirly, boy and girlie twirl; Keep on dancing, merrily dancing, swirl and twirl and swirlOne step, two step, step jt all, Dow’t stop stepping till they stop the ball. \ Jw happy mght forget the day: fretful troubles cease; " With sets tuned in to 2YA Come dance with minds at peace. So partners all, heed Radio’s call, Be joyful while you may, For not one gladsome hour need pall, Dancing to 2VA. _ so partners all, heed Radio’s cail, "Be joyful while you may.