From L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55, Part II, L’Allegro
Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
Key |
D major |
Meter |
4/4 → 3/8 |
Tempo |
Allegro |
Structure |
da capo |
Length |
82 measures |
English text |
|---|
Bass |
Populous cities please me then, |
And the busy hum of men. |
Chorus |
Populous cities please us then, |
And the busy hum of men, |
Where throngs of knights and barons bold, |
In weeds of peace high triumphs hold; |
With store of ladies, whose bright eyes |
Rain influence, and judge the prize |
Of wit, or arms, while both contend |
To win her grace, whom all commend. |
Populous cities… da capo |
Opera Stanford |
Based on the poetry of John Milton
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