Annotation
Passacaglia (instrumental)
TENOR I
How happy the lover,
How easy his chain!
How sweet to discover
He sighs not in vain.
CHORUS
How happy the lover, etc.
Ritornello (instrumental)
SYLVAN & NYMPH (tenor, soprano)
For love ev'ry creature
Is form'd by his nature.
No joys are above
The pleasures of love.
CHORUS
No joys are above.
The pleasures of love.
THREE NYMPHS (sopranos)
In vain are our graces,
In vain are your eyes.
In vain are our graces
If love you despise.
When age furrows faces,
'Tis too late to be wise.
THREE SYLVANS (tenors)
Then use the sweet blessing
While now in possessing.
No joys are above
The pleasures of love.
THREE NYMPHS
No joys are above
The pleasures of love.
CHORUS
No joys are above
The pleasures of love.
Annotation last modified on 2024-09-26 07:06 UTC.
Relationships
| composer: | Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) |
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| librettist: | John Dryden (English poet) |
| part of: | King Arthur, Z. 628: Act IV (order: 3) |
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