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Fairest Isle (King Arthur) (Henry Purcell)
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= HELP- CPDL #19363: PDF, Midi & Overture
- Editor: John Kilpatrick (submitted 2009-05-01). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 36 kbytes Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: A cappella arrangement: Verse 1 solo S with ATB accompaniment; Verse 2 SATB
- CPDL #4361:
- Editor: Sebastian Brosig (submitted 2002-12-14). Score information: 2 pages Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Fairest Isle (King Arthur)
Composer: Henry Purcell
Lyricist: John Dryden (1631-1700)
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Opera
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
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Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- Fairest Isle, all isles excelling.
- Seat of pleasure and of love,
- Venus here will choose her dwelling,
- And forsake her Cyprian grove.
- Cupid from his fav'rite nation,
- Care and energy will remove;
- Jealousy that poisnous passion,
- And despair that dies for love.
- 2.
- Gentle murmers sweet complaining,
- Sighs that blow the fire of love,
- Soft repulses, kind distaining,
- Shall be all the pains you prove.
- Ev'ry swain shall pay his duty,
- Grateful ev'ry nymph shall prove;
- And as these excel in beauty,
- Those shall be renowned for love.
