Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
Key |
b minor |
Meter |
4/4 |
Tempo |
Andante → adagio → a tempo |
Length |
61 measures |
English text |
|---|
Queen |
Welcome as the dawn of day |
To the pilgrim on his way, |
Whom the darkness caus’d to stray, |
Is my lovely king to me. |
Solomon |
Myrtle grove, or rosy shade, |
Breathing odours through the glade |
To refresh the village maid, |
Yields in sweets, my queen, to thee. |
Opera Stanford |
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