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{{Editor|Christopher Shaw|2022-08-11}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|11|929}}{{Copy|Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike}} | {{Editor|Christopher Shaw|2022-08-11}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|11|929}}{{Copy|Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike}} | ||
:{{EdNotes|Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download.}} | :{{EdNotes|Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. Figured bass realised editorially}} | ||
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{{Genre|Secular|Arias}} | {{Genre|Secular|Arias}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|Basso continuo}} | {{Instruments|Basso continuo, strings accompaniment}} | ||
{{Pub|1|c.1755}} | {{Pub|1|c.1755}} | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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Blest as th'immortal gods is he, | |||
The youth who fondly sits by thee; | |||
And hears and sees thee all the while, | |||
Sweetly speak and sweetly smile. | |||
'Twas this depriv'd my soul of rest, | |||
And rais'd such tumults in my breast; | |||
For while I gaz'd, in transport toss'd, | |||
My breath was gone, my voice was lost. | |||
My bosom glow'd a subtle flame, | |||
Ran quick thro' all my vital frame: | |||
O'er my dim eyes a darkness hung; | |||
My ears with hollow murmurs rung. | |||
In dewy damps my limbs were chill'd; | |||
My blood with gentle horror thrill'd. | |||
My feeble pulse forgot to play, | |||
I fainted, sunk and died away.}} | |||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Classical music]] | [[Category:Classical music]] |
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2022-08-11). Score information: A4, 11 pages, 929 kB Copyright: CC BY SA
- Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. Figured bass realised editorially
General Information
Title: Blest as th'immortal gods is he
Composer: William Jackson of Exeter
Lyricist: Sappho (trans. Ambrose Philips)create page
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: solo high
Genre: Secular, Aria
Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo, strings accompaniment
First published: c.1755
Description:
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Original text and translations
English text
Blest as th'immortal gods is he,
The youth who fondly sits by thee;
And hears and sees thee all the while,
Sweetly speak and sweetly smile.
'Twas this depriv'd my soul of rest,
And rais'd such tumults in my breast;
For while I gaz'd, in transport toss'd,
My breath was gone, my voice was lost.
My bosom glow'd a subtle flame,
Ran quick thro' all my vital frame:
O'er my dim eyes a darkness hung;
My ears with hollow murmurs rung.
In dewy damps my limbs were chill'd;
My blood with gentle horror thrill'd.
My feeble pulse forgot to play,
I fainted, sunk and died away.