39. No, no cruel Father, no

From Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene VI

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	b minor → G major
Meter	3/8
Tempo	Larghetto
Length	46 measures

English text
Jonathan
No, cruel father, no!
Your hard commands I can’t obey.
Shall I with sacrilegious blow
Take pious David’s life away?
No, cruel father, no!
No, with my life I must defend
Against the world my best, my dearest friend.
Opera Stanford

About the text

• Author: Charles Jennens

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/13, p. 127, p. 127
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