Fairest Isle (King Arthur) (Henry Purcell)
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General Information
Title: Fairest Isle (King Arthur)
Composer: Henry Purcell
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.
Lyrics: John Dryden (1631 - 1700)
