7. Fond, flatt’ring world, adieu!

From Theodora, HWV 68, Part I, Scene III

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	c minor
Meter	3/4
Tempo	Larghetto
Length	89 measures

Original English text	Modernized English text
Fond, flatt’ring World, adieu!	Fond, flatt’ring world, adieu!
Thy gaily ſmiling Pow’r,	Thy gaily smiling pow’r,
Empty Treaſures,	Empty treasures,
Fleeting Pleaſures,	Fleeting pleasures,
Ne’er ſhall tempt, or charm me more.	Ne’er shall tempt, or charm me more.
Faith inviting,	Faith inviting,
Hope delighting,	Hope delighting,
Nobler Joys we now perſue.	Nobler joys we now pursue.

About the text

• Author: Thomas Morell

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/29, p. 67
• Scores at IMSLP ›
• Wikipedia ›

Contributor

May Robertson

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