Love quickly is pall'd, Z 632/11 (Henry Purcell)
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- Editor: Primož Hladnik (submitted 2008-04-10). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 25 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: Love quickly is pall'd
Composer: Henry Purcell
Lyricist: Thomas Shadwell
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Soprano solo
Genre: Secular, Aria
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
First published:
Description: from Timon of Athens, The Man Hater (1694)
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Original text and translations
English text
Love quickly is pall'd,
Tho' with labour 'tis gain'd;
Wine never does cloy
Tho' with ease 'tis obtain'd.
We sing while you sigh,
We laugh while you weep;
Love robs you of rest,
Wine lulls us asleep.