From Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene VI
Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
Key |
A major → f sharp minor |
Meter |
4/4 |
Tempo |
Lento |
Length |
22 measures |
English text |
|---|
Jonathan |
O filial piety! O sacred friendship! |
How shall I reconcile you? Cruel father! |
Your just commands I always have obeyed: |
But to destroy my friend, the brave, the virtuous, |
The godlike David, Israel’s defender, |
And terror of her foes! To disobey you — |
What shall I call it? ‘Tis an act of duty |
To God, to David — nay, indeed, to you. |
Opera Stanford |
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