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'''Published:'''  
'''Published:''' 1695


'''Description:''' From the publication "Six Songs by Henry Purcell".<br>
'''Description:''' From the publication "Six Songs by Henry Purcell". Originally part of the incidental music to ''Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country''.<br>


'''External websites:'''  
'''External websites:'''  

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General Information

Title: Sweeter Than Roses
Composer: Henry Purcell
Lyricist: Unknown

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Soprano solo

Genre: SecularArt song

Language: English
Instruments: Piano

Published: 1695

Description: From the publication "Six Songs by Henry Purcell". Originally part of the incidental music to Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country.

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Original text and translations

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Sweeter than roses, or cool evening breeze
On a warm flowery shore, was the dear kiss,
First trembling made me freeze,
Then shot like fire all o’er.
What magic has victorious love!
For all I touch or see since that dear kiss,
I hourly prove, all is love to me.