O Fancy, parent of the muse (John Stafford Smith)
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- (Posted 2023-09-10) CPDL #75322:
- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2023-09-10). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 204 kB Copyright: CC BY SA
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General Information
Title: O Fancy, parent of the muse
Composer: John Stafford Smith
Lyricist: Thomas Warton
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: ATT
Genre: Secular, Glee
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1772 Warren's ninth collection
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Original text and translations
English text
O Fancy, parent of the muse,
Thy spirit o'er my soul diffuse.
Sometimes, sweet nymph, thy vot'ry lead
To myrtle grove of flow'ry mead,
Where youths and soft-ey'd virgins meet,
And lightly trip with nimble feet.
Sometimes forsake the haunts of folly
To woo thee, pensive melancholy,
Dejected maid, with tearful eye,
That loves to fold her arms and sigh.
At ev'ry season, let mine ear
Thy pow;rful voice, O Fancy, hear.
O'er all my list'ning passions reign;
O'erwhelm my soul with joy or pain.
With terror shake, with pity move;
Rouse with revenge or melt with love.