From Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene II
Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
Key |
A major |
Meter |
3/8 |
Tempo |
Allegro → Adagio → Tempo I |
Structure |
Da capo |
Length |
129 measures |
English text |
|---|
Jonathan |
Birth and fortune I despise! |
From virtue let my friendship rise. |
No titles proud thy stem adorn, |
Yet born of God is nobly born, |
And of His gifts so rich thy store, |
That Ophir to thy wealth is poor. |
Birth and fortune… |
Opera Stanford |
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