What can we poor females do? Z 429 (Henry Purcell)
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- Editor: William Long (submitted 2008-03-12). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 84 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Original in a minor.
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Title: What can we poor females do?
Composer: Henry Purcell
Number of voices: 2vv Voicings: Soprano-Bass duo or Soprano solo
Genre: Secular, Aria
Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo
First published: 1694
2nd published: 1702 in Orpheus Britannicus (Henry Purcell), Book 2, p. 46
Description: #3 from Duets from Orpheus Britannicus. Original in a minor
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Original text and translations
English text
What can we poor Females do;
when Pressing, Teasing, Lovers sue?
Fate affords no other way, but Denying, or Complying;
And resenting, or Consenting,
does alike our Hopes be-tray.