Sweeter Than Roses (Henry Purcell)

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Contributor: David Newman (submitted 2008-06-10).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 269 kbytes       Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Cross posting by Art Song Central - File Sizes: PDF: 269 KB

General Information

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

Number of voices: 1v  Voicing: Solo Soprano
Genre: Secular, Art song

Language: English
Instruments: Piano
Published:

Description: From the publication "Six Songs by Henry Purcell".

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Original text and translations

English text

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.

Lyrics: Author Unknown