From Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act II
Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
Key |
a minor |
Meter |
12/8 |
Tempo |
Largo |
English text |
|---|
Nitocris |
Regard, O son, my flowing tears, |
Proofs of maternal love! |
Regard thyself; to cure thy fears, |
Regard the God above. |
Repentance sure will mercy find, |
But wrath pursues th’obdurate mind. |
Regard, O son… |
Opera Stanford |
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