From Theodora, HWV 68, Part II, Scene VI
Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
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Key |
b flat minor → B flat major |
Meter |
4/4 |
Tempo |
Largo → a tempo ordinario → allegro → adagio |
Length |
107 measures |
Original English text |
Modernized English text |
|---|---|
Chorus |
Chorus |
“ He ſaw the lovely Youth, Death’s early Prey; |
He saw the lovely youth, Death’s early prey; |
Alas! too early ſnatch’d away! |
Alas! too early snatched away! |
He heard his Mother’s Funeral Cries: |
He heard his mother’s funeral cries: |
Riſe, Youth, he ſaid: The Youth begins to riſe: |
Rise, youth, he said: The youth begins to rise: |
Lowly the Matron bow’d, and bore away the Prize. |
Lowly the matron bowed, and bore away the prize. |
May Robertson