From Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene IV
Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
Key |
C major → f sharp minor |
Meter |
4/4 |
Length |
23 measures |
English text |
|---|
David |
Whence comest thou? |
Amalekite |
Out of the camp of Israel. |
David |
Thou canst inform me then. How went the battle? |
Amalekite |
The people, put to flight, in numbers fell, |
And Saul, and Jonathan his son, are dead. |
David |
Alas, my brother! But how knowest thou |
That they are dead? |
Amalekite |
Upon mount Gilboa |
I met with Saul, just fall’n upon his spear; |
Swiftly the foe pursu’d; he cried to me, |
Begg’d me to finish his imperfect work, |
And end a life of pain and ignominy. |
I knew he could not live, therefore slew him; |
Took from his head the crown, and from his arms |
The bracelets, and have brought them to my lord. |
David |
Whence art thou? |
Amalekite |
Of the race of Amalek. |
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