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What a sad Fate (Henry Purcell)
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- Editor: William Long (submitted 2008-03-12). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 112 kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Transposed to a minor from the original key of c minor.
General Information
Title: What a sad Fate
Composer: Henry Purcell
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Solo Soprano
Genre: Secular, Aria
Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo
Published: unknown
Original text and translations
English text
What a sad Fate is mine?
My Love is my crime;
Why shou'd she be more easy, and free
to all, than to me,
But if by disdain,
she can lessen my pain,
'tis all I implore;
to make me Love less, or her self to Love more.
