From Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act III
Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
Key |
A major |
Meter |
3/4 |
Tempo |
Andante |
English text |
|---|
Nitocris |
Great victor, at your feet I bow, |
No more a queen, your vassal now! |
My people spare! Forgive my fears, |
I mourn a son, indulge my tears, |
Resistless nature bids them flow. |
Cyrus |
Rise, virtuous queen, compose your mind, |
Give fear and sorrow to the wind. |
Safe are your people if they will; |
Be still a queen, a mother still, |
A son in Cyrus you shall find. |
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